Companies In Peace Processes
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Companies In Peace Processes
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Author : Ulrike Joras
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2015-07-31
Companies In Peace Processes written by Ulrike Joras and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-31 with Social Science categories.
The role of private companies in violent conflicts has gained increasingly more attention in recent years. Although the private sector is often associated with sustaining conflicts, companies are also assumed to be self-interested as well as able to support the prevention, settlement and transformation of violent conflicts. This book explores the role of the private business sector during the civil war and the peace process in Guatemala. It examines and analyses the corporate positions during this period, aiming to add to a better understanding on the potentials and limits of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.
Peacemaking And The Extractive Industries
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Author : Natalie Ralph
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-22
Peacemaking And The Extractive Industries written by Natalie Ralph and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-22 with Business & Economics categories.
Peacemaking and the Extractive Industries addresses a significant gap in research on the political and diplomatic role of multinational corporations in peace processes in intrastate conflict: Corporate Peacemaking. The author focuses on corporations in the oil and mining sectors, supporting or participating in peace negotiations and mediation. The chapters explore national-level peace processes, as well as those at community and global levels. While the focus is on extractive companies, the findings are valuable to companies from all industries looking at peace-related processes. This ground-breaking book gives a comprehensive picture of how Corporate Peacemaking currently works, how it can be developed and implemented, and how it is likely to impact global governance and corporate culture in the future. The book demonstrates that Corporate Peacemaking has the potential to be a powerful element in international governance and peace efforts; and Ralph shows through the business case that companies, as well as communities, will benefit. Ralph presents a new framework for Corporate Peace that will assist companies from all sectors in countries experiencing violent conflict, in addition to instability, human rights abuses and poor governance. Based on rigorous academic research with practical case studies, it is essential reading for practitioners, academics, policy-makers and NGOs.
The Role Of Business In Peace Processes In Latin America
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Author : Angelika Rettberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Role Of Business In Peace Processes In Latin America written by Angelika Rettberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
This chapter outlines the various ways in which business has been part of peacebuilding processes in conflict-affected societies in Latin America. With a focus on El Salvador, Guatemala, and Colombia, it shows that there is not a uniform model whereby private sector actors define their interests and strategies in relation to peace talks and peacebuilding processes. Rather, factors related to the nature and intensity of conflict, the economic and international context, company traits and private sector organizational forms, as well as access to the policymaking process play an important role. Whether peace is achieved or not ultimately depends on a variety of factors. However, as illustrated here, business can have an important impact on the holding of talks, on agreement substance, and on the speed and depth of implementation. This chapter is a draft version of a paper that will be published in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics, edited by Gary Prevost and Harry Vanden.
Business Peacebuilding And Sustainable Development
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Author : Jason Miklian
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-05-29
Business Peacebuilding And Sustainable Development written by Jason Miklian and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-29 with Business & Economics categories.
The intersection of business, peace and sustainable development is becoming an increasingly powerful space, and is already beginning to show the capability to drive major global change. This book deciphers how different forms of corporate engagement in the pursuit of peace and development have different impacts and outcomes. It looks specifically at how the private sector can better deliver peace contributions in fragile, violent and conflict settings and then at the deeper consequences of this agenda upon businesses, governments, international institutions and not least the local communities that are presumed to be the beneficiaries of such actions. It is the first book to compile the state-of-the-field in one place and is therefore an essential guide for students, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners on the role of business in peace. Without cross-disciplinary engagement, it is hard to identify where the cutting edge truly lies, and how to take the topic forward in a more systematic manner. This edited book brings together thought leaders in the field and pulls disparate strands together from business ethics, management, international relations, peace and conflict studies in order to better understand how businesses can contribute to peacebuilding and sustainable development. Before businesses take a deeper role in the most complicated and risky elements of sustainable development, we need to be able to better explain what works, why it works, and what effective business efforts for peace and development mean for the multilateral institutional frameworks. This book does just that.
Regulating Business For Peace
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Author : Jolyon Ford
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-05
Regulating Business For Peace written by Jolyon Ford and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-05 with Business & Economics categories.
The first book to study how peace operations have engaged with business to influence its peace-building impact in fragile and conflict-affected societies.
Privatising Peace
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Author : Jacqueline Parry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Privatising Peace written by Jacqueline Parry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Mercenary troops categories.
The Building And Breaking Of Peace
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Author : Molly M. Melin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
The Building And Breaking Of Peace written by Molly M. Melin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Political Science categories.
Private corporations are rarely discussed as playing a role in efforts to curb civil violence, even though they often have strong interests in maintaining stability. Violence often damages the infrastructure necessary to deliver goods to market or may directly target companies. Corporations also have a normative obligation to conduct business in ways that promote peace. While there are historical examples of firm-instigated violence and firms reaping benefits from instability and conflict, there is also evidence that corporations proactively engage in peacebuilding. For example, firms devise programs to promote economic development, offer access to education, and employ former combatants. In The Building and Breaking of Peace, Molly M. Melin develops a theory of the conflicting roles corporations play in both building and preventing peace. Melin shows that corporations engage in peacebuilding when there is a gap in the state's capacity to enforce laws, but they also weigh the opportunity costs of peacebuilding, responding to the need for action when conditions enable them to do so. Firms are uniquely situated in their ability to raise the cost of violence, and proactive firms can increase the years of peace in a country. At the same time, an active private sector can make it harder for states with ongoing conflict to reach an agreement, as they act as an additional veto player in the bargaining process. Including original cross-national data of peacebuilding efforts by firms in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa from 2000 to 2018, and in-depth case analyses of corporate actions and outcomes in Colombia, Northern Ireland, and Tunisia, Melin shows that corporations help to prevent violence but not resolve it. In examining the corporate motives for peacebuilding and the implications of these activities for preventing violence and conflict resolution, the book builds a more holistic picture of the peace and conflict process. The findings also help explain why armed civil conflicts persist despite the multitude of diverse actors working to end them.
The Political Economy Of Peacemaking
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Author : Achim Wennmann
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-12-14
The Political Economy Of Peacemaking written by Achim Wennmann and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-14 with Political Science categories.
This book focuses on the economic dimensions of peace processes and examines the opportunities and constraints for assisting negotiated exits out of conflict. Various works have addressed the economic characteristics and consequences of armed conflicts over the past two decades, including issues such as ‘blood diamonds’, natural resource wars, economically motivated armed violence, self-financing conflict, or the complicity of companies and state elites in conflict economies. However, rather than treating these issues as obstacles for peace, this book explores whether they can be opportunities for peacemaking by adopting a political-economy perspective. The book looks at income sharing from natural resources as an opportunity for forward-looking peacemaking strategies, and the implications of deal-making in situations in which war economies and insecurity provide strongmen with disproportionate political and economic power. The book also highlights that peace processes are not necessarily about the rectification of a conflict’s ‘root causes’, but rather about what matters most to the main stakeholders at the moment when a peace process starts taking shape. Finally, efforts to establish a lasting peace need to go beyond the traditional set of actors associated with peace processes. The strategic involvement of donor agencies, companies, and diaspora communities can strengthen forward-looking peace processes. The book will help both student and practitioner audiences to better understand armed conflicts and their belligerents, optimize the planning and management of peace initiatives, and shape expectations in peace agreements. It will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, conflict studies, development studies, International Political Economy and International Relations in general.
Un Use Of Private Military And Security Companies
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Author : Åse Gilje Østensen
language : en
Publisher: Ubiquity Press
Release Date : 2011-11-09
Un Use Of Private Military And Security Companies written by Åse Gilje Østensen and has been published by Ubiquity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-09 with Political Science categories.
Although subject to little discussion, the UN has increasingly paid private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a range of services in the areas of humanitarian affairs, peacebuilding and development. However, this practice has rarely translated into coherent policies or guidelines that could guide the UN in setting standards or ensuring responsible contracting procedures. This paper explores UN demand for PMSCs and identifies the need for a more proactive, sensitive and deliberate political approach in order to avoid potential pitfalls associated with involving PMSCs in the delivery of UN tasks.
Business Actors In Peace Mediation Processes
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Author : Andrea Iff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Business Actors In Peace Mediation Processes written by Andrea Iff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Even though the relevance of business actors in peace processes is increasingly acknowledged, analysis of their particular roles and contributions remain sparse in peace mediation literature. This is despite the fact that such knowledge would be highly relevant for supporting mediation processes such as those ongoing in Colombia or the Philippines. This article looks at the involvement of business actors in mediation processes by tracing analysis along the entry points for involvement, the different roles that business actors can play and the limitations they face. The empirical data shows that business actors mainly play a role during the pre- and mediation phase and therein often as a support-giver to the mediation process. Furthermore, most of the involvement does not take place at track-1 level but rather at track-2 mediation processes, where mainly local business play an important role. In contrary to what is postulated by some of the literature, the relevance of utilitaristic motives is not problematic; rather a monetary motivation can also foster the credibility in a political process where a lot is at stake.