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Explaining demobili...
Explaining demobilization in the wake of civil conflict
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- Joshi, Madhav (författare)
- University of Notre Dame, Kroc institute for international Peace Studies, Keough School of global affairs
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- Melander, Erik, 1969- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning
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- 2017-01-10
- 2017
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Peacebuilding. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2164-7259 .- 2164-7267. ; 5:3, s. 270-288
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Abstract
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- The demobilisation of rival armed forces in negotiated transitions from civil war to peace represents a practical challenge and a theoretical puzzle. From the point of view of the former warring parties, demobilisation is hazardous and hence requires a minimum level of trust, which often requires that both sides take reciprocal steps to demonstrate minimum levels of commitments. On the other hand, existing literature emphasises the role of third-party guarantors in creating the security necessary for demobilisation. We argue that the credibility of third-party guarantors is largely unexplained, and instead propose that the former warring parties themselves can overcome distrust by implementing political accommodation measures before demobilisation, such as transitional power sharing, release of prisoners of war, and amnesty. In an analysis of 34 peace processes, we find support for our expectation that implementation of accommodation measures facilitates demobilisation processes, whereas deployment of UN peacekeeping troops has no effect. These findings have significant policy implications for ongoing peace processes on how to achieve successful demobilisation in a war to peace transition.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Political accommodation
- demobilisation
- third-party guarantee
- intrastate armed conflicts
- peace agreement
- Peace and Conflict Research
- Freds- och konfliktforskning
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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