Giandomenico Picco, Gabrielle Rifkind

The Fog of Peace

The Human Face of Conflict Resolution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Developing links between psychology and politics, the authors explore what lies behind the aggressive facade of negotiations and how, underneath the mask, there is a human being.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 146mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781780768977
• ISBN-10: 1780768974
• Artikelnr.: 40429150

Autorenporträt

Gabrielle Rifkind is the Director of the Middle East programme at Oxford Research Group. She is a group analyst and specialist in conflict resolution immersed in the politics of the Middle East. Rifkind combines in-depth political and psychological expertise with many years' experience in promoting serious analysis and discreet dialogues with groups behind the scenes. Giandomenico Picco served for over two decades as a UN official. Among his work, he led the UN efforts which brought about the release of many of the Western hostages from Lebanon and the agreement which ended the Iran Iraq war. He has been a consultant in the private sector as Chairman of GDP Associates, a USA based company. He has published articles and co-authored books on matters related to the larger Middle East, among other subjects.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Preface Introduction The Inhuman Face of Peacemaking PRACTICE NOT
THEORY A so-called diplomat's story by Gianni Picco A personal story Life
lessons applied: freeing hostages in Lebanon Finding the Iranian national
narrative: The need for historical justice The narrative of the Hezbollah
hostage takers Negotiating the end of the Iran-Iraq War The Afghan - Soviet
War ?Institutions empowering individuals The Therapist's story by Gabrielle
Rifkind Personal story A practical catalyst Focusing on the Middle East A
long term ceasefire: a period without violence Vague heading? So what do we
learn? ?Understanding human motivation THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONFLICT No
Politics without Psychology How psychology shapes the politics Collective
memory and how we shape narrative The Cultural Mind Empathy Incentivizing
people to change Are we changing for the better? Why change is so difficult
Israel: From ?cap TTrauma to where? Do we have to have a crisis to change??
in text it's Does there have to be a crisis to change? which? A military
mindset The link between trauma and mistrust in politics The Taliban mind
The Taliban mind - a look beyond the headlines Sacred values and
insecurity? My God is right, yours is wrong Political Islam Hamas in
government Politically inclusive spaces Iran: getting into the mind of the
enemy The nuclear discourse in the Islamic Republic US and Iran: 33 years
of mistrust 12 Successful Negotiations With Iran Negotiating With Iran - A
Personal Account A negotiator's lens The geo-political landscape ARE WE
BETTER AT FIGHTING WARS THAN FIGHTING FOR PEACE? The Changing Nature of
Warfare The new wars ?Cyberwar Killing at a distance - drone warfare The
industrial military complex Non violent action Alternatives to war: do we
need to get smarter? A wider lens: through other people's eyes ?No thorough
strategic planning ? The dangers of planning without strategy Syria: early
intervention of the third kind shorter and sweeter sub heading type heading
requiredWas violence inevitable in Syria? Would early intervention have
made a difference? A commando team of mediators NEW STRUCTURES /OLD
STRUCTURES Beyond the Nation State: Do We Still Need an Enemy? A
Technological revolution Beyond the nation state Empowerment of the
individual via new social technology A different kind of identity A look
into the future Speed versus heft: Qatar From Multilateralism to ?lc
OKminilateralism The genie of more local identity ?The European
experiment[Separation of identity from governance and territory] THE HUMAN
FACE OF PEACEMAKING The Art of Negotiations The antithesis of peacemaking?
?The Northern Ireland peace process: creative ambiguity Oslo: the human
face of peace-making [Reflections on the "effectiveness" of negotiations]
The politics of self awareness [Emotions that induced negative reactions]
[Emotions that induce positive behaviour] ?Living without hatred How we
create our identity Finding the national Narrative History as narrative
Living without an enemy Afterwards? Afterword: Peacemaking is Foggy
Bibliography Index

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Contents Preface Introduction The Inhuman Face of Peacemaking PRACTICE NOT THEORY A so-called diplomat's story by Gianni Picco A personal story Life lessons applied: freeing hostages in Lebanon Finding the Iranian national narrative: The need for historical justice The narrative of the Hezbollah hostage takers Negotiating the end of the Iran-Iraq War The Afghan - Soviet War ?Institutions empowering individuals The Therapist's story by Gabrielle Rifkind Personal story A practical catalyst Focusing on the Middle East A long term ceasefire: a period without violence Vague heading? So what do we learn? ?Understanding human motivation THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONFLICT No Politics without Psychology How psychology shapes the politics Collective memory and how we shape narrative The Cultural Mind Empathy Incentivizing people to change Are we changing for the better? Why change is so difficult Israel: From ?cap TTrauma to where? Do we have to have a crisis to change?? in text it's Does there have to be a crisis to change? which? A military mindset The link between trauma and mistrust in politics The Taliban mind The Taliban mind - a look beyond the headlines Sacred values and insecurity? My God is right, yours is wrong Political Islam Hamas in government Politically inclusive spaces Iran: getting into the mind of the enemy The nuclear discourse in the Islamic Republic US and Iran: 33 years of mistrust 12 Successful Negotiations With Iran Negotiating With Iran - A Personal Account A negotiator's lens The geo-political landscape ARE WE BETTER AT FIGHTING WARS THAN FIGHTING FOR PEACE? The Changing Nature of Warfare The new wars ?Cyberwar Killing at a distance - drone warfare The industrial military complex Non violent action Alternatives to war: do we need to get smarter? A wider lens: through other people's eyes ?No thorough strategic planning ? The dangers of planning without strategy Syria: early intervention of the third kind shorter and sweeter sub heading type heading requiredWas violence inevitable in Syria? Would early intervention have made a difference? A commando team of mediators NEW STRUCTURES /OLD STRUCTURES Beyond the Nation State: Do We Still Need an Enemy? A Technological revolution Beyond the nation state Empowerment of the individual via new social technology A different kind of identity A look into the future Speed versus heft: Qatar From Multilateralism to ?lc OKminilateralism The genie of more local identity ?The European experiment[Separation of identity from governance and territory] THE HUMAN FACE OF PEACEMAKING The Art of Negotiations The antithesis of peacemaking? ?The Northern Ireland peace process: creative ambiguity Oslo: the human face of peace-making [Reflections on the "effectiveness" of negotiations] The politics of self awareness [Emotions that induced negative reactions] [Emotions that induce positive behaviour] ?Living without hatred How we create our identity Finding the national Narrative History as narrative Living without an enemy Afterwards? Afterword: Peacemaking is Foggy Bibliography Index