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Abstract
Costs associated with recognizing an internal armed challenger as a legitimate bargaining partner deter governments from initiating peace talks. Yet, peaceful termination of conflict requires formal negotiations between the belligerents. This article presents evidence that democratic reforms provide a window of opportunity for peace talks. Democratic reforms represent an opportunity to break away from the past policies of the state and render the conflict as an artifact of the preceding authoritarian institutions. The article contributes to the research field by enhancing our ability to predict negotiations. It also highlights that democratic reforms can be undertaken during an ongoing civil conflict.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-186 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Conflict Management and Peace Science |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 7 Mar 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- peace process
- civil war
- Negotiation
- democratization
- Conflict resolution
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Peace Processes in Civil Wars
Economic and Social Research Council
21/07/20 → 30/09/20
Project: Fellowship
Research output
- 1 Article
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Peace negotiations in civil conflicts: A new dataset
Arı, B., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Conflict Resolution. 67, 1, p. 150-177 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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