What do we know about civil wars? / edited by T. David Mason and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mason, T. David (Thomas David), 1950- editor.

Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil war.

Peace-building.

Peacekeeping forces.

Physical Description:

xii, 352 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Summary:

Since World War II, civil wars have replaced interstate wars as the most frequent and deadly form of armed conflict globally. In this timely book, leading scholars guide us through what the latest research has to tell us about civil war onset, the duration and outcomes of civil wars, the recurrence of civil wars, and the consequences of conflict in war-torn countries such as Syria, Sudan, and Rwanda. This authoritative text offers both an accessible and current overview of current knowledge and an agenda for future research. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Factors That Bring About Civil War

1 Introduction-Patterns of Armed Conflict since 1945 / Nils Petter Gleditsch Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Erik Melander Melander, Erik, Henrik Urdal Urdal, Henrik 15

2 Antecedents of Civil War Onset: Greed, Grievance, and State Repression / Joseph K. Young Young, Joseph K. 33

3 Identity Issues and Civil War: Ethnic and Religious Divisions / Lee J. M. Seymour Seymour, Lee J. M., Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham Cunningham, Kathleen Gallagher 43

4 State Capacity, Regime Type, and Civil War / Karl DeRouen Jr. DeRouen, Karl, Jr., David Sobek Sobek, David 59

5 Transnational Dimensions of Civil Wars: Clustering, Contagion, and Connectedness / Erika Forsberg Forsberg, Erika 75

Part II Factors that End Civil Wars and Promote Peace

6 Third Party Intervention and the Duration and Outcomes of Civil Wars / Christopher Linebarger Linebarger, Christopher, Andrew Enterline Enterline, Andrew 93

7 Ripe for Resolution: Third Party Mediation and Negotiating Peace Agreements / Jacob D. Kathman Kathman, Jacob D., Megan Shannon Shannon, Megan 109

8 Negotiated Peace: Power Sharing in Peace Agreements / Caroline A. Hartzell Hartzell, Caroline A. 121

9 Breaking the Conflict Trap: The Impact of Peacekeeping on Violence and Democratization in the Post-Conflict Context / Paul F. Diehl Diehl, Paul F. 139

10 The Legacies of Civil War: Health, Education, and Economic Development / Clayton L. Thyne Thyne, Clayton L. 157

Part III Emerging Trends in Civil War Research

11 Transitional Justice: Prospects for Postwar Peace and Human Rights / Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt DeMeritt, Jacqueline H. R. 179

12 Gender and Civil Wars / Erik Melander Melander, Erik 197

13 Exploring the Resource-Civil War Nexus / Benjamin Smith Smith, Benjamin 215

14 Environment and Conflict / Cullen Hendrix Hendrix, Cullen, Scott Gates Gates, Scott, Halvard Buhaug Buhaug, Halvard 231

15 Trends in Civil War Data: Geography, Organizations, and Events / David E. Cunningham Cunningham, David E., Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede, Idean Salehyan Salehyan, Idean 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: What do we know about civil wars?

ISBN:

9781442242241

1442242248

9781442242258

1442242256

OCLC:

928606875