Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups - The Frontlines of Diplomacy

Informationen zum Autor Ashley Jonathan Clements is a consultant and researcher from New Zealand. He has spent more than 15 years working in the humanitarian sector with the UN and NGOs, predominantly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Ashley’s research focuses on negotiation, contemporary armed conflict, and non-state armed actors. He continues to research and advise on frontline humanitarian negotiations and conducts negotiation training for a range of audiences. Zusammenfassung This book explores the unique and under-researched field of humanitarian negotiation. Arguing that humanitarians typically negotiate from a position of weakness, the text explores some of the tactics and used to overcome this power asymmetry in order to reach more favorable agreements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Negotiating on the Frontlines 1. The Negotiator’s Weak Hand 2. Yemen: The Houti Ascendance 3. Myanmar: A Return to Arms in Kachinland 4. Overcoming Power Asymmetry 5. Advancing the Frontlines of Humanitarian Negotiation 6. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Ashley Clements, Ashley Jonathan Clements, Clements Ashley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367356354
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35635-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Global Institutions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Warfare & defence, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General