Mobilizing for Peace: Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine, and South Africa

by Benjamin Gidron (Editor), Stanley N. Katz (Editor), Yeheskel Hasenfeld (Editor)

Mobilizing for Peace brings together the work of international experts to provide an in-depth study of thirty-three peace/conflict organizations in Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Israel/Palestine. The contributors show how the sociopolitical and cultural context of the conflict in each region has shaped the type of resolution organizations that have emerged and their conception of the conflict and its resolution. By promoting more humane images of the contestants and by offering alternative peaceful approaches to resolve the conflict, the organizations have successfully galvanized previously weak or non-existent pro-peace political forces to become important players in the political struggle for peace.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Daniel Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at the way non-government organizations outside the realm of normal nonprofits can positively or negatively affect the peace process in South Africa, Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine. It was interesting to read this book even after a professor told me that many of his team's predictions were wrong for eventual peace in specific regions. I have always been interested in what people outside of government with adequate organization and capital could do to de-escalate international conflicts.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview of the three conflicts.