World Society and the Middle East: Reconstructions in Regional Politics (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies)

Offers A Novel Cross-disciplinary Theoretical Perspective On Conflict And Conflict Transformation In World Society, And Integrates The Study Of Conflicts In The Middle East Region Into A Modern Systems Theoretical Framework. Introduction : Globalization, World Society And The Study Of The Middle East In International Relations -- World Society And The Middle East : Introductory Remarks -- Addressing Globalization And The Middle East -- Theories Of Globalization And World Society -- A World Society Perspective On The Middle East -- Outline Of The Book -- Regionalization And Debordering : The Middle East Between Global Interconnectivity And Functional Differentiation -- Relocating The Middle East -- Debordering The Middle East -- Bordering Palestine -- Jerusalem As A World City -- Rebordering The Middle East -- The Creeping Antagonization Of Middle East Politics -- Power And Contestations : Crossings The Lines Between Power And Powerlessness In The Middle East -- Mystifications Of Power In The Middle East -- Readdressing Cycles Of Power And Powerlessness -- Frozen Crossings : The Naked Visibility Of Power In Middle East Politics -- The Inflationary Symbolization Of Power In The Middle East --^ The Centrality Of Violence In The Middle East Reconsidered -- Hot Contestations : Paradoxes Of Power And Powerlessness -- Inclusion And Exclusion : Fragile Strategies Of Deparadoxification In The Middle East -- Inclusion And Exclusion In Middle East Politics -- Inclusion/exclusion And The Creeping Antagonization Of Middle East Politics -- Another Middle East Mosaic : Extended Frozen Crossings And Chain Exclusions -- Re-reading The 'crisis' Of Education In The Middle East -- Women, Men And The Middle East -- World Society And The Polycontextuality Of Inclusion/exclusion -- Rethinking Conflicts And Peace In The Middle East -- Identities And Conflicts : The 'deep Perturbation' Of Middle East Politics -- Constructions And All That : Identities And Conflicts In The Middle East -- Antagonized Identities, 'deep Perturbations' And Conflict Systems -- Revisiting Identities And Conflicts In Middle East Politics -- The Institutionalization Of Antagonisms In Middle East Politics --^ Identity As The Ideological Battleground Of Middle East Conflicts -- World Society And Middle East Conflicts -- Beyond Orientalization And Civilization : Concluding Remarks -- Whither Peace In The Middle East? Stephan Stetter. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 177-235) And Index. Introduction : globalisation, world society and the study of the Middle East in IR World society and the Middle East : introductory remarks Addressing globalisation and the Middle East Theories of globalisation and world society A world society perspective on the Middle East Outline of the book Regionalisation and debordering : the Middle East between global interconnectivity and functional differentiation Relocating the Middle East Debordering the Middle East Bordering Palestine Jerusalem as a world city Rebordering the Middle East The creeping antagonisation of Middle East politics Power and contestations : crossings the lines between power and powerlessness in the Middle East Mystifications of power in the Middle East Readdressing cycles of power and powerlessness Frozen crossings: the naked visibility of power in Middle East politics The inflationary symbolisation of power in the Middle East The centrality of violence in the Middle East reconsidered Hot contestations: paradoxes of power and powerlessness Inclusion and exclusion : fragile strategies of deparadoxification in the Middle East Inclusion and exclusion in Middle East politics Inclusion/exclusion and the creeping antagonisation of Middle East politics Another Middle East mosaic: extended frozen crossings and chain exclusions Re-reading the "crisis" of education in the Middle East Women, men and the Middle East World society and the polycontextuality of inclusion/exclusion Rethinking conflicts and peace in the Middle East Identities and conflicts : the "deep perturbation" of Middle East politics Constructions and all that : identities and conflicts in the Middle East Antagonised identities, "deep perturbations" and conflict systems Revisiting identities and conflicts in Middle East politics The institutionalisation of antagonisms in Middle East politics Identity as the ideological battleground of Middle East conflicts World society and Middle East conflicts Beyond Orientalisation and civilisation : concluding remarks Whither peace in the Middle East? Civil-military cooperation is a hallmark of contemporary military operations. Images of soldiers digging wells or helping to open schools characterize our view of what goes on in places such as Afghanistan. This book demonstrates that these operations overseas are indeed about winning hearts and minds - just not the ones we normally expect. By examining Canada's civil-military cooperation efforts in Kosovo, Bosnia, and Afghanistan through the lens of Clausewitz's 'Remarkable Trinity', Ankersen shows that military action is the product of influences from the government, the armed forces, and the people at home. Drawing on interviews with politicians and practitioners, as well as first-hand field research, this book provides an in-depth examination of the important domestic relationships that drive overseas military activity. 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