1st Edition
From Blood Diamonds to the Kimberley Process How NGOs Cleaned Up the Global Diamond Industry
By Franziska Bieri
Copyright 2010
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the late 1990s, several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused world attention on the issue of conflict diamonds which funded wars, massive death, and refugee crises across Central and West Africa. Several governments, NGOs, and key industry players engaged in negotiations under the so-called Kimberley Process (KP). A voluntary global agreement came into effect leading to a substantial... Read more
Chapter 1 A Diamond is Forever. Or is It?; Chapter 2 Agenda Setting – “A Rebel is a Girl’s Best Friend”: Creating Global Concern for Blood Diamonds; Chapter 3 Decision-Making: The Creation of an Independent TriPart Ite Forum, the Kimberley Process; Chapter 4 The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: A Voluntary Agreement, Not a Treaty; Chapter 5 Implementation: Translating Words into Action; Chapter 6 Revitalization: Resetting Agendas and Reinvigorating the Campaign; Chapter 7 Conclusions: Beyond Blood Diamonds;
Biography
Franziska Bieri, Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland University College Europe, Germany
'The book is a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Kimberley Process and the outstanding role of the NGOs in it.' Boaz Hirsch, Chair Kimberley Process 'From Blood Diamonds to the Kimberley Process: How NGOs Cleaned Up the Global Diamond Industry chronicles the important role of civil society in the high-profile campaign to end the trade of conflict diamonds. Accessible to scholars and non-specialists alike, Bieri's book will influence the study of conflict diamonds for years to come.' J. Andrew Grant, Queen's University, Canada 'Recommended.' Choice
