80 research outputs found
Turkey as an emerging global humanitarian and peacebuilding actor
No full textSince the end of the Cold War, Turkey has been trying to regain its former influence in a wide spectrum of geographies from Central Asia to the Balkans and Middle East. With that wider international relations interest in mind, Turkey has now become an important actor in international humanitarian and development efforts as a generous donor for disaster response and peacebuilding efforts, especially in Africa. Within this overall context, this chapter investigates Turkey’s aid engagement with a particular reference to Somalia, questioning what drives Turkey’s interest in becoming an active humanitarian actor and where it brings anything unique and different in responding to such challenges. To what extent do for instance, the Islamic position and regional aspirations of the Erdogan government play a role in Turkey’s humanitarian policies and activities? The chapter concludes that Turkey’s humanitarian role across the world is likely to continue and it has been proving to be a successful foreign policy tool for the country
The 15 July 2016 Failed Coup and the Security Sector
No full textThis chapter explains the 15 July 2016 coup attempt by examining the security sector reforms in civil-military relations, intelligence and police services that took place during the Justice and Development Party (AKP) era. It argues that the reforms created forces loyal to the government, which prevented a successful coup. However, it was also the events of the prior decade that sowed the seeds of the coup by disturbing the existing balance of power between different groups and institutions. The chapter concludes by looking at the changes in the security sector in the aftermath of the coup as “unlearned” lessons
Challenging Post-Conflict Environments:Sustainable Agriculture
No full textCrossing disciplinary boundaries, this volume by Ozerdem and Roberts conceptualizes the challenges of developing sustainable agriculture in post-conflict environments as well as identifying the policies and practical solutions to achieve sustainable agricultural production which is central to the survival of humanity. Without sustainable agriculture, populations remain vulnerable increasing the likelihood of a return to conflict. Therefore, sustainable agriculture is central to effective post-conflict recovery that provides human security as well as stability and rule of law. Unique in combining a comprehensive and comparative understanding of sustainable agriculture challenges in post-conflict environments, there is originality in the interdisciplinary nature of the book. Interdisciplinary often means bringing together a political scientist and a sociologist, but in this case it means bringing together natural and social scientists, as well as those with practical experience in development and agricultural contexts. By adopting a holistic multi-disciplinary approach which identifies key themes and case studies, this book sets the scene for the debate surrounding sustainable agriculture in post-conflict environments. Seeing 'fixing' agriculture as more than merely a technical matter, the volume focuses on this critical post-conflict challenge with social, political and cultural characteristics and consequences as well as the obvious economic ones
Sri Lanka
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Routledge via the link in this record
A Conceptual Exploration of the use of Participatory Research Methodologies by Researchers and Practitioners
No full textPeace in Turkey 2023:The Question of Human Security and Conflict Transformation
No full textPeace in Turkey 2023: The Question of Human Security and Conflict Transformation, by Tim Jacoby and Alpaslan Özerdem, explores how the Kurdish conflict could possibly be transformed towards positive peace. By drawing on peace, conflict transformation and human security theories, Peace in Turkey 2023 seeks to redress a long-felt concern in Turkey: how to address the current challenge of establishing sustainable peace in the country. What will Turkey look like at its Republic’s centenary celebrations in 2023? Will it be able to resolve the Kurdish crisis through peaceful means and successfully transform the conflict towards positive peace? Will it be a country of peace, prosperity, rule of law, and democracy, or will the current violence intensify and continue to polarize society? To address these questions, Jacoby and Özerdem use scenario-writing derived from peace theory to highlight new ways to consider political violence and the future of Turkey, this study will appeal to both specialist and non-specialist students and teachers from a diverse range of disciplinary backgrounds
Israel and the Palestinians
No full textThe roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict lie, as with many conflicts in the global south, in the experience of western colonialism and perfidious imperial decisions. This chapter focuses on the structural and proximate causes of the Israel-Palestine conflict; briefly reviews the different ways in which the conflict is understood by the two actors themselves, and explains the context that led to the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangement (DOP). It assesses the DOP and subsequent agreements; the economic, political, and geographical framework implemented as a result; and the negotiations themselves. The chapter presents a short discussion of the most important lessons learned from the Israel-Palestinian peace process (IPPP). Israel has gained huge benefits from the IPPP, particularly that it ended its international isolation and allowed it to continue its colonial expansion and counterinsurgency repression under the veneer of respectability
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