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2018

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Peace Process Pathologies: A Comparative Analysis Of The Breakdown Of The Israeli-Palestinian And Turkish-Kurdish Peace Processes, Matthew Weiss Oct 2018

Peace Process Pathologies: A Comparative Analysis Of The Breakdown Of The Israeli-Palestinian And Turkish-Kurdish Peace Processes, Matthew Weiss

Public Affairs and Security Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Despite the significant differences between the issues under contention, the Oslo peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and the “solution process” between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were plagued by common dysfunctions that militated against their success. A comparative investigation points to several salient common denominators that rendered both peace processes susceptible to collapse, including the inadequate identification of the end goals of negotiations by the conflicting parties, mistrust and societal polarization. Over-reaching security measures enacted by the stronger side in each conflict (Israel and Turkey) that stifled freedom of expression, conflated lawful dissent with criminality, tended …