Winning and Losing in Aceh: Five Key Dilemmas in Third-Party Intervention

TY - JOUR

T1 - Winning and Losing in Aceh

T2 - Five Key Dilemmas in Third-Party Intervention

AU - Barakat, Sultan

AU - Connolly, D.

AU - Large, Judith

PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - The varied manifestations of conflict frequently challenge the international community to find appropriate strategies for intervention. Based on literature and field research, this article draws lessons from the process of joint dialogue in Aceh as facilitated by the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC). In addition to context-related factors that complicated the forging of an intervention process, five key dilemmas and their options are established to provide comparative lessons. In particular, the argument focuses on the limitations of using a ‘negotiated access for humanitarian aid’ strategy (in the form of the Humanitarian Pause) in achieving sustainable solutions for conflict. Facilitation is analysed as a facet within ‘mediation’ and is therefore considered an aspect of conflict resolution theory.

AB - The varied manifestations of conflict frequently challenge the international community to find appropriate strategies for intervention. Based on literature and field research, this article draws lessons from the process of joint dialogue in Aceh as facilitated by the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC). In addition to context-related factors that complicated the forging of an intervention process, five key dilemmas and their options are established to provide comparative lessons. In particular, the argument focuses on the limitations of using a ‘negotiated access for humanitarian aid’ strategy (in the form of the Humanitarian Pause) in achieving sustainable solutions for conflict. Facilitation is analysed as a facet within ‘mediation’ and is therefore considered an aspect of conflict resolution theory.

M3 - Article

SN - 1369-8249

VL - 5

SP - 1

EP - 32

JO - Civil Wars

JF - Civil Wars

IS - 4

ER -