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View article: <b>Introduction to Special Issue</b> Domestic Order: Government as Negotiation
<b>Introduction to Special Issue</b> Domestic Order: Government as Negotiation Open
Government decision-making is fundamentally a process of negotiation, often culminating in a vote or decree only after the real bargaining is over. To analyze this unexplored foundation, this article introduces a conceptual framework for t…
View article: Emerging trends in peacebuilding: The case of Colombia
Emerging trends in peacebuilding: The case of Colombia Open
The implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement has produced one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive peacebuilding efforts to date. The ambitious peace agreement, centred around six core themes, has expanded the scope of peacebuilding …
View article: Embracing the complexity of international conflict management
Embracing the complexity of international conflict management Open
Embracing the complexity of international conflict managementWe often ask scholars and policy analysts to simplifyto strip away detail, caveats and complications.Fulfilling this request introduces a trade-off to our collective work.The act…
View article: Rebel group legitimacy, ideology and durable peace
Rebel group legitimacy, ideology and durable peace Open
Purpose This study aims to explore the role of rebel group legitimacy and ideology in durable peace (DP) following peace agreements to end civil wars. It builds on earlier research showing that justice and civil society involvement are cri…
View article: Introduction - collapsed system: rethinking world disorder
Introduction - collapsed system: rethinking world disorder Open
The breakdown of established order, norms, institutions, regimes, and systems of governance, capped by the Ukrainian War, marks the of end the established assumptions for conflict management and resolution. Useful past research has examine…
View article: Index
Index Open
Rethinking and revising the established knowledge and practice of conflict resolution and management, this innovative book brings together complementary perspectives to consider what novel approaches to conflict need to be invented after t…
View article: Expanding the Radicalization Framework: A Case Study of Tajik Migration to Russia
Expanding the Radicalization Framework: A Case Study of Tajik Migration to Russia Open
The purpose of this article is to explore what explains radicalization of migrant communities and their families in their home country.Contemporary scholarship on radicalization has identified a broad range of explanatory variables, such a…
View article: When Do Mediators Say “No”? The Case of American Resistance to Mediating the Gulf Diplomatic Crisis
When Do Mediators Say “No”? The Case of American Resistance to Mediating the Gulf Diplomatic Crisis Open
When do mediators say “no” and refuse to manage an escalating conflict, even if they meet all of the prerequisites for jumpstarting a peacemaking process? Empirical studies to date have focused primarily on factors that facilitate the star…
View article: Expanding Ripeness Beyond Push and Pull: The Relevance of Mutually Enticing Opportunities (MEOs)
Expanding Ripeness Beyond Push and Pull: The Relevance of Mutually Enticing Opportunities (MEOs) Open
Building on the existing notions of ‘push and pull’ in ripeness theory—the perceptions of a Mutually Hurting Stalemate (MHS) and of a Way Out (WO)—this article aims to explore a less scrutinized third element which proves to be essential f…
View article: Bargaining in intrastate conflicts: The shifting role of ceasefires
Bargaining in intrastate conflicts: The shifting role of ceasefires Open
Research shows that conflict parties engage in ceasefires in pursuit of a variety of objectives, some of which reduce while others fuel violent conflict. This article provides a framework that links these objectives to a larger process. Bu…
View article: Peace Mediators as Norm Entrepreneurs: The EU's Norm Diffusion Strategy in Montenegro's Referendum on Independence
Peace Mediators as Norm Entrepreneurs: The EU's Norm Diffusion Strategy in Montenegro's Referendum on Independence Open
This article explores how ideational conflicts can be managed through mediation processes by relying on methods of norm diffusion, in particular by using reframing as a distinct mediation strategy. It starts by offering a novel conceptual …
View article: Halting and Reversing Escalation in the South China Sea: A Bargaining Framework
Halting and Reversing Escalation in the South China Sea: A Bargaining Framework Open
Escalating tensions in South China Sea have epitomized US–China relations for nearly a decade. Warning signs of a possible collision between a rising China and steadfast US, bring to light the need to think about ways that can halt and rev…
View article: The Many Faces of Power in Diplomatic Negotiations
The Many Faces of Power in Diplomatic Negotiations Open
As a central theme in international relations, power has enjoyed a remarkable level of empirical attention and policy-making fervor. Yet, despite such scrutiny, the concept of power remains surprisingly elusive, lacking definitional unifor…
View article: Refining Intractability: A Case Study of Entrapment in the Syrian Civil War
Refining Intractability: A Case Study of Entrapment in the Syrian Civil War Open
Intractability is generally associated with prolonged tensions, employment of destructive means, suspicion and mistrust, inflammatory rhetoric and polarized solutions that are usually presented as ultimatums. Existing studies on intractabi…
View article: Conflict management redux
Conflict management redux Open
There is a clear, yet largely overlooked, link between conflict processes and securitizing speech acts. More precisely, the link between conflict emergence and securitization indicates a large space for a better conceptual understanding of…
View article: International Multiparty Mediation: Prospects for a Coordinated Effort
International Multiparty Mediation: Prospects for a Coordinated Effort Open
The field of international peace mediation has become increasingly complex. Proliferation of actors that are able and willing to mediate has made multiparty mediation a standard format through which conflicts get managed. Due to their ad h…
View article: Introduction to the Special Issue
Introduction to the Special Issue Open
Moved by the current growing entropy in international politics at all levels, the members of PIN (The Processes of International Negotiation) located at the German Institute of Global and Areas Studies (PIN-GIGA), on the suggestion of its …
View article: Bumping, precedents, and de‐escalation in South China Sea: Options for the United States and China
Bumping, precedents, and de‐escalation in South China Sea: Options for the United States and China Open
The article departs from a much needed clarification about the 2 overlapping conflicts in South China Sea: sovereignty dispute between China and ASEAN countries, and freedom of navigation dispute between China and the United States. Althou…
View article: International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management: Challenges of cooperation and coordination
International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management: Challenges of cooperation and coordination Open
This volume aims to provide a detailed explanation of the effects of cooperation and coordination on international multiparty mediation in conflicts. Contemporary scholarship stresses that the crucial ingredients for a successful multipart…
View article: International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management
International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management Open
This volume aims to provide a detailed explanation of the effects of cooperation and coordination on international multiparty mediation in conflicts. Contemporary scholarship stresses that the crucial ingredients for a successful multipart…