The politics of ceasefires: on ceasefire agreements and peace processes in Aceh and Sri Lanka

In recent decades we have seen an increase in peace processes aimed at solving armed conflicts through peaceful means. The often fragile characteristics of such processes and the settlements that they produce underline the essential importance of improving our understanding of the dynamics at play i...

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1. Verfasser: Åkebo, Malin 1982- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Umeå Umeå Universitet, Dept. of Political Science 2013
Schriftenreihe:Department of Political Science: Research report 2013,4
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Zusammenfassung:In recent decades we have seen an increase in peace processes aimed at solving armed conflicts through peaceful means. The often fragile characteristics of such processes and the settlements that they produce underline the essential importance of improving our understanding of the dynamics at play in transitions from war to peace. This thesis aims to contribute to this overarching objective by analysing ceasefire agreements in relation to peace processes in two protracted intrastate armed conflicts: Aceh, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. In the scholarly literature, ceasefire agreements are often assumed to create momentum due to their ability to pave the way to a peaceful solution. At the same time, it has also been suggested that ceasefires can influence conflict dynamics in negative ways
Beschreibung:X, 262 S.
ISBN:9789174596977

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