Cultures of Governance and Peace : A Comparison of EU and Indian Theoretical and Policy Approaches.
Burgess, J. Peter.
Cultures of Governance and Peace : A Comparison of EU and Indian Theoretical and Policy Approaches. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (208 pages)
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Cultures of governance and conflict resolution in the EU and India -- Opening new research venues on peace and governance: the EU as 'postmodern', India as 'post-colonial'? -- The EU as a project of peace -- The Indian critique and engagement with peacebuilding -- Peacebuilding and social justice -- Outline of chapters -- Notes -- References -- 1 Investigating the relationship between governance and conflict resolution in India and the EU -- Introduction -- Comparing peacebuilding in India and the European Union -- Development -- Statebuilding and security -- Institutions -- Concluding discussion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Government of peace and resistive subjectivities: autonomy, ethnicity and gender in North-East India and Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Introduction -- Government of peace and associated resistive subjectivities -- Social governance and ethnicity -- Social governance and gender -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Political economy of conflict and peace: governmentality of participation and strategic veto in Bihar and Jharkhand, India -- The state and the discipline of policy categories -- Disciplining through security -- Disciplining through participation and development -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Agency, autonomy and compliance in (post-)conflict situations: perspectives from Jammu and Kashmir, Cyprus and Bosnia-Herzegovin -- Introduction -- Old theories, new realities -- Locating everyday agency on the ground: narratives from J& -- K, Cyprus and BiH -- Compliance with governance initiatives -- Resistance to governance initiatives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5 Peace via social justice and/or security -- Introduction -- Social justice and peace -- Security and peace -- Sequencing -- Priority. Concluding discussion -- Notes -- References -- 6 The local is everywhere: a post-colonial reassessment of cultural sensitivity in conflict governance -- Introduction -- The problem of sensitivity to 'the local context' in peacebuilding -- Troubles with representing 'the local' -- Governing the local: global and local cultures and practices -- Kapoor's post-colonial ethos -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7 Everyday resistance to conflict resolution measures and opportunities for systemic conflict transformation -- Introduction -- Everyday resistance -- The Panchayati Raj in Bihar and Jharkhand -- Resisting ethnic divisions in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- The Green Line Regulation in Cyprus -- Revisiting and unfolding everyday resistance from a systemic perspective -- Everyday resistance from a systemic perspective -- Network structures and networking -- Dynamic frames and relationships -- Conflict and problem-solving approaches -- Perspective dependency -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 8 Peacebuilding in India: Meghalaya's experience -- Ideas and praxis -- Interrogating peace in Meghalaya -- Rise of ethnocentrism -- Inter-ethnic conflict -- Scarcity and skewed development -- Armed insurgency -- Managing conflict -- ANVC peace process -- Challenges, lessons learned -- Notes -- References -- Index.
This volume brings together insights which look at the intersection of governance, culture and conflict resolution in India and the European Union.
9781526117588
Electronic books.
DS436.C858 2016
Cultures of Governance and Peace : A Comparison of EU and Indian Theoretical and Policy Approaches. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (208 pages)
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Cultures of governance and conflict resolution in the EU and India -- Opening new research venues on peace and governance: the EU as 'postmodern', India as 'post-colonial'? -- The EU as a project of peace -- The Indian critique and engagement with peacebuilding -- Peacebuilding and social justice -- Outline of chapters -- Notes -- References -- 1 Investigating the relationship between governance and conflict resolution in India and the EU -- Introduction -- Comparing peacebuilding in India and the European Union -- Development -- Statebuilding and security -- Institutions -- Concluding discussion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Government of peace and resistive subjectivities: autonomy, ethnicity and gender in North-East India and Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Introduction -- Government of peace and associated resistive subjectivities -- Social governance and ethnicity -- Social governance and gender -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Political economy of conflict and peace: governmentality of participation and strategic veto in Bihar and Jharkhand, India -- The state and the discipline of policy categories -- Disciplining through security -- Disciplining through participation and development -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Agency, autonomy and compliance in (post-)conflict situations: perspectives from Jammu and Kashmir, Cyprus and Bosnia-Herzegovin -- Introduction -- Old theories, new realities -- Locating everyday agency on the ground: narratives from J& -- K, Cyprus and BiH -- Compliance with governance initiatives -- Resistance to governance initiatives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5 Peace via social justice and/or security -- Introduction -- Social justice and peace -- Security and peace -- Sequencing -- Priority. Concluding discussion -- Notes -- References -- 6 The local is everywhere: a post-colonial reassessment of cultural sensitivity in conflict governance -- Introduction -- The problem of sensitivity to 'the local context' in peacebuilding -- Troubles with representing 'the local' -- Governing the local: global and local cultures and practices -- Kapoor's post-colonial ethos -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7 Everyday resistance to conflict resolution measures and opportunities for systemic conflict transformation -- Introduction -- Everyday resistance -- The Panchayati Raj in Bihar and Jharkhand -- Resisting ethnic divisions in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- The Green Line Regulation in Cyprus -- Revisiting and unfolding everyday resistance from a systemic perspective -- Everyday resistance from a systemic perspective -- Network structures and networking -- Dynamic frames and relationships -- Conflict and problem-solving approaches -- Perspective dependency -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 8 Peacebuilding in India: Meghalaya's experience -- Ideas and praxis -- Interrogating peace in Meghalaya -- Rise of ethnocentrism -- Inter-ethnic conflict -- Scarcity and skewed development -- Armed insurgency -- Managing conflict -- ANVC peace process -- Challenges, lessons learned -- Notes -- References -- Index.
This volume brings together insights which look at the intersection of governance, culture and conflict resolution in India and the European Union.
9781526117588
Electronic books.
DS436.C858 2016