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by Imad Salamey (Editor), Mohammed Abu-Nimer (Editor), Elie Abouaoun (Editor)
1. Introduction: Comparative Post-Conflict Power Sharing Models for Syria
The Dilemma of Post "Arab Spring" TransitionDeclining States and Rising CommunitarianismThe Syrian Conflict and Prospective ResolutionsPeacebuilding in SyriaPower Sharing as PeacebuildingComparative Power Sharing AgreementsConclusion
2. Resolving Identity Conflict in the Middle East: A Theoretical Understanding
Theoretical Definition of Identity ConflictResolving Identity Conflict Through Power SharingThe Syrian Conflict and ConsociationalismConclusion
3. Bridging Elite and Grassroots Initiatives: The Road to Sustainable Peace in Syria
IntroductionThe Syrian Conflict: Dilemmas for Mediators Elite Level Process: Power Sharing Arrangements and Non-Retributive Justice MeasuresPolitical Power Sharing + Non-Retributive Justice InitiativesMilitary Power Sharing + Non-Retributive Justice InitiativesEconomic Power Sharing + Non-Retributive Justice InitiativesLocal Level Process: Peacebuilding and ReconciliationConclusion
4. Peace-Building in Syria Through Power-Sharing: A Study of Possibilities
IntroductionThe Consociational Model of Power SharingPeacebuilding and Power SharingIndian Power Sharing (1947-67)Lebanese Power Sharing (1943-75)Peace Processes through Power Sharing in SyriaPower Sharing Possibilities in SyriaOverarching LoyaltyExternal ThreatTradition of AccommodationSmall Population and Territory SizeConclusion
5. Women Leading Reconciliation: A Paradigm Shift in Conflict Resolutions
Gender Roles in Peace-buildingGender Violence in the Syrian ConflictThe Existing Debate on Conflict Resolution and GenderPolitics, Protection, and PrivilegeThe Need for a Paradigm Shift Gender Role in Conflict Reconciliation among the SyriansConclusion
6. Pathways to Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Islamist Groups in Lebanon and Mali
IntroductionReconciliation and Islamist PathwaysThe Insufficiencies of Classical ApproachesSituational Logic and Power IssuesThe Case of Lebanon: Salafism and the Constraints of RealpolitikThe Case of Mali: Global Religious Cleavages or Local Grievances?Conclusion and Some Tentative Lessons for Reconciliation in Syria
7. Could the Partition be the Way to End the Syrian War?
IntroductionBurdens and Obstacles for the Success of Desecuritization StrategiesThe Prospect of Failure for Power Sharing as a Guide to the Desecuritization of Ethnic ConflictsPros and Cons of a Partition Plan: A New Course of Action Proposed by the International Powers: US and RussiaFinal Considerations
8. Ways forward in Syria
Crisis in Post-Arab Spring National DiscourseConflict Mitigation in SyriaMulti-Communitarian ConsociationalismPower Sharing for Syria: A Reconciliation PathwayPeacebuilding Prerequisites for Power Sharing AgreementsConclusion: The Challenges Ahead
Back Jacket
The book surveys comparative power sharing models implemented in societies that have faced identity-conflicts, with attention given to post-conflict design. It analyzes the success and pitfalls of international experiences before proposing a model for Syria. Contributors address the central question: which among the set of power-sharing agreements that have helped settle protracted identity-driven armed conflict can provide Syria with a platform for dialogue, negotiation, and conflict mitigation? The comparative analysis advanced in this book extracts lessons from countries such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Northern Ireland, the Philippines and Sudan. The prospect of a post-conflict distribution of power in Syria is then unraveled from different sectarian, ethnic and regional perspectives. The authors also address challenges of peacebuilding such as violent extremism, gender participation, resettlements, retributions, transitional justice, integration of armed groups and regional and international sponsorship.
Author Biography
Imad Salamey is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution at the Lebanese American University.
Mohammed Abu-Nimer is Senior Advisor to KAICIID and Professor in the School of International Service at American University, USA.
Elie Abouaoun is Director of Middle East and North Africa Programs at the US Institute of Peace.
