Committing to Peace
Subtitle: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780691089300
Subjects: Civil war; Peace studies; World history: postwar, from c 1945 -; World politics; Military - Other; International Relations - General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; History & Theory - General; Political Science / International Relations; Political Science and International Relations; 20th century; Low-intensity conflicts (Milit; Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
First sentence: WHY DO SOME CIVIL WARS end peacefully, while others are fought to the finish?
Description: Using data on every civil war fought between 1940 and 1992, details the conditions that lead combatants to partake in a three-step process--the decision on whether to initiate negotiations, to compromise, and finally, to implement any resulting terms. Key finding: rarely are such conflicts resolved without active third-party intervention. Includes case studies on the civil war in Zimbabwe and the breakdown of Rwanda's peace process. [back cover].