Introduction
Finding a basis for sustainable peace in countries that have been torn by violent ethnic conflict¹ is an enterprise fraught with difficulty and haunted by past failures. Again and again, hopefully brokered ceasefires collapse before meaningful negotiations between the warring parties can take place,...
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Published in | From Power Sharing to Democracy p. ix |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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MQUP
22.09.2005
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Finding a basis for sustainable peace in countries that have been torn by violent ethnic conflict¹ is an enterprise fraught with difficulty and haunted by past failures. Again and again, hopefully brokered ceasefires collapse before meaningful negotiations between the warring parties can take place, or negotiations lead nowhere, or the outcome is an armed stalemate while the combatants replenish their supplies of money, arms, and recruits to their militias. Even a painstakingly crafted peace accord that is made under United Nations auspices and with the aid of a battery of facilitators, mediators, and expert advisers means little by itself if |
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ISBN: | 9780773529472 0773529470 |