Peace in Turkey 2023

The Question of Human Security and Conflict Transformation

By (author) Tim Jacoby, Alpaslan Özerdem

Publication date:

27 December 2012

Length of book:

196 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739143414

Peace in Turkey 2023: The Question of Human Security and Conflict Transformation, by Tim Jacoby and Alpaslan Özerdem, explores how the Kurdish conflict could possibly be transformed towards positive peace. By drawing on peace, conflict transformation and human security theories, Peace in Turkey 2023 seeks to redress a long-felt concern in Turkey: how to address the current challenge of establishing sustainable peace in the country. What will Turkey look like at its Republic’s centenary celebrations in 2023? Will it be able to resolve the Kurdish crisis through peaceful means and successfully transform the conflict towards positive peace? Will it be a country of peace, prosperity, rule of law, and democracy, or will the current violence intensify and continue to polarize society? To address these questions, Jacoby and Özerdem use scenario-writing derived from peace theory to highlight new ways to consider political violence and the future of Turkey, this study will appeal to both specialist and non-specialist students and teachers from a diverse range of disciplinary backgrounds.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Conflict Transformation and the Pursuit of Peace
Chapter 2: International Conflict Resolution Processes
Chapter 3: The Kurdish Rebellion
Chapter 4: Turkey 2023: A Best Case Scenario
Chapter 5: Turkey 2023: A Worst Case Scenario
Chapter 6: Human Security in Turkey
Conclusions

In a timely manner, the book adopts a unique approach to the Kurdish conflict based on ‘scenario-building,’ which prompts us to think about future scenarios of the Kurdish issue in Turkey. . . .One of the book’s most important contributions is that it provides brief and refined analyses of four cases of international conflict resolution processes. . . .At this point, the book is valuable in that it provides considerations on conflict transformation that deal with the root causes of the conflict and of human security that will open the door for freedom from want and fear, and freedom to live in dignity, all crucial for the establishment of positive peace in Turkey. Therefore, the book is highly recommended as useful not only for conflict resolution scholars but also for readers who are interested in exploring possible pathways to peace in Turkey.