Dilemmas and trade-offs in peacemaking: A framework for navigating difficult decisions

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dc.contributor.authorKraus, Anne Isabel
dc.contributor.authorFrazer, Owen
dc.contributor.authorKirchhoff, Lars
dc.contributor.authorKyselova, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorMason, Simon J. A.
dc.contributor.authorPalmiano Federer, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-16T09:22:45Z
dc.date.available2019-12-16T09:22:45Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on the dilemmas and trade-offs that third parties face when mediating violent political conflicts. Should they ignore human rights violations because pushing the issue could jeopardize relationships with political actors who grant access for humanitarian aid? Will bringing moderates and hardliners together help the peace process or radicalize moderate actors? What should dialogue facilitators do when the act of identifying non-mainstream groups to be included into dialogue increases division and polarization? The activity of peacemaking is inherently characterized by such process and strategy dilemmas where two equally compulsory imperatives seem not to be attainable at the same time. The article proposes a framework to break out of either-or thinking in these situations. We argue that: 1) making oneself aware of how a decision is perceived, and 2) systematically exploring a set of different strategies for creating new unexpected options helps to ease these decisions and avoid rotten compromises. The model reworks and combines existing problemĀ­ solving strategies to create a new explorative option generation approach to peacemaking dilemmas and trade-offs. Some of these strategies, such as sequencing and incrementalization, are already well-established in peacemaking. Others, such as compartmentalization and utilization, are rather unconsciously used. All identified strategies, however, are not yet systematically employed to manage third parties' own dilemmas and trade-offs. Under the suggested framework, these strategies can act in complement to synthesize creativity and strategic thinking with surprising ease. Using examples from the authors' peacemaking activities and observations in Myanmar, Thailand, and Ukraine, the article demonstrates the real-world benefits of the framework in terms of decision assessment and optional thinking.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDilemmas and trade-offs in peacemaking: A framework for navigating difficult decisions / Kraus A. I., Frazer O., Kirchhoff L., Kyselova T., Mason S. J. A., Palmiano Federer J. // Politics and Governance. - 2019. - Vol. 7, Issue 4. - P. 331-342.uk_UA
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/16805
dc.language.isoenuk_UA
dc.relation.sourcePolitics and Governanceuk_UA
dc.statuspublished earlieren_US
dc.subjectdecision-makingen_US
dc.subjecthuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectmediationen_US
dc.subjectpeacemakingen_US
dc.subjectpeace processen_US
dc.subjectarticleen_US
dc.titleDilemmas and trade-offs in peacemaking: A framework for navigating difficult decisionsen_US
dc.typeArticleuk_UA
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