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Human security peace-building agenda / Newman, Edward

Newman, Edward	Journal Article
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2011.

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International peace building in post-conflict societies has helped to bring armed conflicts to an end and reduced the recurrence of war. According to some scholars, peace building has therefore contributed to the apparent downward trend of major intra-state conflict in recent years. However, the liberal institutionalist values which underpin international peace building-emphasising democracy, free market economics and the liberal state-have raised a range of criticisms and challenges from scholars as well as local stakeholders in the societies in which peace-building programmes are deployed. In particular, the prevailing approaches to peace-building give insufficient attention to basic and everyday human needs, and promote externally conceived models of state institutions which are not always appropriate. This article explores the problems of contemporary peace building and argues that an alternative vision which draws upon the concept of human security and gives greater emphasis to welfare, livelihoods and local engagement can make peace building more legitimate and sustainable.

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Human Security ; International Peace Building ; Intra - State Conflict ; Liberal institutionalist Values ; Contemporary Peace Building ; Peace - Building Agenda

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Oil and intra-state conflict in Iraq and Syria: sub-state actors and challenges for Turkey's energy security / Ipek, Pinar

Ipek, Pinar	Journal Article
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The continuing dependency on fossil fuels of the Middle East not only in Turkey's energy mix but also in world energy demand requires further analysis of oil and conflict in the region since the fall of Mosul in Iraq to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in June 2014. This article addresses the relationship between oil and conflict. Then, it examines the case of Turkey's increasing energy relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government to elucidate the implications of inter-state and intra-state conflict on regional interdependence in the region. The argument asserts that risks of an abrupt regime change or revolutionary regime formation in the aftermath of civil war in Syria and ethnic or sectarian violence in Iraq, which are highly associated with intra-state conflicts, present challenges for Turkey's energy security and most importantly for human security in the region.

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Oil ; Intra - State Conflict ; Iraq and Syria ; Sub-State Actors ; Turkey's Energy Security

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