Negotiating Reconciliation in Peacemaking: Quandaries of Relationship Building

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This book offers a unique approach to reconciliation as a matter for negotiation, bringing together two bodies of theory in order to offer insights into resolving conflicts and achieving lasting peace. It argues that reconciliation should not be simply accepted as an ‘agreed-upon norm’ within peacemaking processes, but should receive serious attention from belligerents and peace-brokers seeking to end violent conflicts through negotiation. The book explores different meanings the term ‘reconciliation’ might hold for parties in conflict - the end of overt hostilities, a transformation in the quality of relations between warring groups, a vehicle of accountability and punishment of human rights abusers or the means through which they might somehow acquire amnesty, and as a means of atonement and to material reparation. It considers what gives energy to the idea of reconciliation in a conflict situation—why do belligerents become interested in settling their differences and changing their attitudes to one another? Using a range of case studies and thematic discussion, chapters in this book seek to tackle these tough questions from a multidisciplinary perspective. Contributions to the book reveal some of the complexities of national and international reconciliation projects, but particularly diverse understandings of reconciliation and how to achieve it. All conflicts reflect unique dynamics, aspirations and power realities. It is precisely because parties in conflict differ in expectations of reconciliation outcomes that its processes should be negotiated. This book is a valuable resource for both scholars and practitioners engaged in resolving conflicts and transforming fragmented relations in conflict and post-conflict situations. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction: Negotiating Perilous Relations: Quandaries of Reconciliation (Mark Anstey, Valerie Rosoux)....Pages 1-13 Reconciliation as a Puzzle: Walking Among Definitions (Valerie Rosoux)....Pages 15-26 Reconciliation, Morality and Moral Compromise (Rudolf Schüssler)....Pages 27-50 Power, Negotiation and Reconciliation (Mark Anstey)....Pages 51-67 Time and Reconciliation: Dealing with Festering Wounds (Valerie Rosoux)....Pages 69-91 Gender and Peace Negotiations: Why Gendering Peace Negotiations Multiplies Opportunities for Reconciliation (Élise Féron)....Pages 93-109 Reconciliation and Development (Mark Anstey)....Pages 111-131 Rwanda: The Limits of a Negotiated Justice (Valerie Rosoux, Aggée Shyaka Mugabe)....Pages 133-149 The Refugee Issue in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: The (Im)Possibility of Negotiating Accountability (Laetitia Bucaille)....Pages 151-164 Russian–Polish Reconciliation and Negotiation (Igor Gretskiy)....Pages 165-184 Negotiating and Sharing Power: Burundi’s Bumpy Road to Reconciliation Without Truth (Stef Vandeginste)....Pages 185-211 Security and Reconciliation: Introducing Soft Security 2.0 to Reconciliation Dynamics (Moty Cristal)....Pages 213-230 Reconciliation and the Land Question in South Africa: A Case for Negotiation? (Gavin Bradshaw, Richard Haines, Mark Anstey)....Pages 231-256 “When Shall We not Forgive?” The Israeli-German Reparations Agreement: The Interface Between Negotiation and Reconciliation (Aviv Melamud, Mordechai (Moti) Melamud)....Pages 257-275 Tensions Between Short Term Outcomes and Long Term Peacebuilding in Post-war Sri Lanka (Nick Lewer)....Pages 277-303 Negotiating Grassroots Reconciliation in the Context of Social Disintegration in Post-apartheid South Africa (Ruben Richards)....Pages 305-330 Lessons for Theory: Reconciliation as a Constant Negotiation (Valerie Rosoux)....Pages 331-337 Lessons for Practice (Mark Anstey)....Pages 339-362