ISBN:
9781538169179
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (547 Seiten)
Edition:
2. edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als What do we know about civil wars?
DDC:
303.6/4
Keywords:
Civil war
;
Peace-building
;
Peacekeeping forces
;
Bürgerkrieg
;
Bewaffneter Konflikt
;
Friedenskonsolidierung
;
Friedenssicherung
Abstract:
"Civil wars remain the most frequent and deadly form of organized armed conflict in the world. What Do We Know about Civil Wars? enlists leading scholars to guide students through cutting-edge research on civil war onset, duration, and outcomes, as well as the recurrence and consequences of civil wars to better understand global security."--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : what do we know about civil wars? / T. David Mason, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Alyssa K. Prorok -- Introduction : patterns of armed conflict since 1945 / Nils Petter Gleditsch, Erik Melander, Siri Rustad, and Henrik Urdal -- Antecedents of civil war onset : greed, grievance, and state repression / Joseph K. Young and Maria Giuditta Borselli -- Identity and civil war : ethnic and religious divisions / Lee J.M. Seymour and Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham -- State capacity, regime type, and civil war / Karl DeRouen Jr., Shaun Goldfinch, and David Sobek -- Transnational dimensions of civil wars : clustering, contagion, and connectedness / Erika Forsberg -- Third party intervention, duration, and outcome of civil wars / Christopher Linebarger and Andrew Enterline -- Ripe for resolution : third party mediation and negotiating peace agreements / Jacob D. Kathman and Megan Shannon -- Negotiated peace : power sharing in peace agreements / Caroline A. Hartzell -- Breaking the conflict trap : the impact of peacekeeping on violence and democratization in the post-conflict context / Paul F. Diehl -- The legacies of civil war : health, education, and economic development / Baylee Harrell and Clayton L. Thyne -- Transitional justice : prospects for post-ear peace and human rights / P. DeAnne Roark and Jacqueline Rubin DeMeritt -- Gender and civil wars / Erik Melander -- Resource wealth and civil conflict / Benjamin Smith -- Environment and conflict / Cullen Hendrix, Scott Gates, and Halvard Buhaug -- Trends in civil war data : geography, organizations, and events / Mehmet E Arslan, David E. Cunningham, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, and Idean Salehyan -- Militias, criminality, and conflict / Chelsea Estancona.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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