Dialogues without narratives: The 'London Talks' of the negotiation for the Geneva Initiative

Autor:	Yuval Benziman
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Media studies Negotiation Framing (social sciences) Perception Law Political Science and International Relations Narrative Sociology media_common
Zdroj:	Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. 7:76-94
ISSN:	1746-7594 1746-7586
DOI:	10.1080/17467586.2014.930162
Popis:	The study analyzes film recordings of the discussions held between Israeli and Palestinian participants negotiating in order to finalize the “Geneva Initiative” during three days in 2003. The analysis does not support the popular notion in the study of conflicts which claims that in order for rival sides to reach agreements they must deal with their deep historical narratives. On the contrary, it is shown that in these talks the decision not to touch narrative aspects of the conflict was the key component that enabled the sides to create a fruitful dialogue aimed at reaching a proposal for a final status agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. By deciding to supposedly talk about everything and ensuring a dialogue in which everyone could speak on any issue, and at the same time framing the dialogue in a way that avoided dealing with historical, identity and narrative perceptions of the conflict, the sides were able to make progress toward reaching an agreement.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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