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Disaggregating Dissent : The Challenges of Intra-Party Consolidation in Civil War and Peace Negotiations
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- Lilja, Jannie, 1978- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning
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- Albin, Cecilia, Professor (preses)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning
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- Zartman, I. William, Professor (preses)
- Conflict Management Program, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
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- Höglund, Kristine, Associate Professor (preses)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning
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- Wood, Elisabeth Jean, Professor (opponent)
- Department of Political Science, Yale University
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- ISBN 9789150621303
- Uppsala, 2010
- Engelska 27 s.
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Serie: Report / Department of Peace and Conflict Research, 0566-8808 ; 90
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Abstract
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- Contemporary civil wars are often characterized not only by fighting between rebels and governments, but also by rebel violence against their own community members. In spite of repeated peace negotiations, many of these conflicts seem to go on endlessly. Such instances may reflect attempts or failures on the part of the non-state side to consolidate. To confront the government on the battle field or at the negotiation table, rebels need to become an effective fighting force as well as effective negotiators. So, what do rebels do to consolidate to wage war and negotiate peace? The dissertation approaches the question of rebel capacity by disaggregating the non-state side in civil war and in connection with peace talks. The dissertation offers a set of original case studies from three ethno-separatist conflicts: Sri Lanka, Indonesian Aceh, and Senegal. It combines qualitative methods with one study also containing basic regression analysis. The empirical analysis reveals that the risk perceptions, information asymmetries, and commitment issues that often mark the relationship between the state and non-state parties are also prevalent within the non-state party. The overall argument is that rebels’ consolidation of their capacity to fight and negotiate entails different processes. More specifically, it first specifies conditions under which rebels use violence against members of their own ethnic community as part of the war against the government by emphasizing the importance of timing, territorial control, and ethnic demographic concentration. Second, it explores and highlights the importance of the rich repertoire of non-violent methods which rebels employ to enhance their fighting capacity. Third, it draws attention to the significant role of social network structures on the non-state side by empirically examining these structures, and their relationship to civil war dynamics and peace negotiations. Fourth, it sheds new light on pre-negotiation and ripeness theory by specifying the elements on the non-state side that need to be mobilized for a peace settlement, and what mobilization measures are used at what time. By furthering an understanding of the non-state side in civil war and peace processes, the dissertation helps third parties to engage more constructively in peacemaking, and humanitarian and development assistance.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Peace and conflict research
- Freds- och konfliktforskning
- Peace and Conflict Research
- Freds- och konfliktforskning
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