Eriksson, Bo Jonas Jacob orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-7219 (2019) Coercion and third-party mediation of identity-based conflict. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. pp. 387-406. ISSN 0260-2105
Abstract
This article analyses third-party mediation of identity-based conflicts, which are notoriously difficult to resolve. It seeks to reconcile the contradiction in the mediation literature between the need for less coercive strategies to ensure ownership of a peace agreement and the need for more coercive strategies to reach a final agreement. Through an analysis of mediation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the article makes four contributions to existing literature. First, the article develops a theoretical ‘best fit’ model that proposes a u-shaped relationship between intensity of mediator coercion and transition through phases of negotiation. Second, it challenges the prevailing notion that pre-negotiation does not involve coercion. Third, it suggests that epistemological and ontological understandings of a conflict and the role of a mediator by both the mediator and the parties mean that mediators enjoy limited capacity to effectively shift from high- to low-coercive strategies. Multi-party mediation can provide the flexibility needed to execute the coercion u-curve effectively. Fourth, it challenges existing understandings of the US-mediated negotiations during the Annapolis process, 2007-8.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | MEDIATION,Israeli-Palestinian conflict,US foreign policy,Coercion,identity-based conflict |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Research Groups (York) > Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2018 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:32 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210518000566 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0260210518000566 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139703 |
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