Jihadist peace : ending Islamist civil wars / Desirée Nilsson, Isak Svensson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nilsson, Desirée, author.

Svensson, Isak, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--Islamic countries.

Peace-building.

Civil war--Islamic countries.

Civil war.

Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Islamist civil wars pose a major challenge to peace and security around the world. Written by two leading scholars of conflict resolution, Jihadist Peace: Ending Islamist Civil Wars offers a groundbreaking analysis of why these conflicts are among the most difficult to end, and what can be done about it. The book makes a theoretical contribution by explaining their intractability, arguing that the transnational ideological framing of Islamist civil wars increases uncertainty about the capabilities and resolve of the warring parties. Drawing on conflict resolution theory, rigorous statistical analysis, and detailed case studies of Afghanistan, Mauritania, Mali, and Syria, the authors explore the conditions under which these wars can both come to an end and be resolved. They argue that the local dimension is key: by disentangling both rebel and government actors from broader networks, Jihadist Peace charts a path toward resolving some of the world's most intractable civil wars"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : why study the ending of Islamist civil wars?

Our argument : the strategic embeddedness of Islamist civil wars

Global evidence of intractability : termination and recurrence

The intractability of Islamist civil wars : Afghanistan and Mauritania

Global evidence of conflict resolution : negotiations and agreements

Conflict resolution in Islamist civil wars : Mali and Syria

Conclusion : how to end Islamist civil wars

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 17, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Nilsson, Desirée Jihadist peace

ISBN:

9781009688093

100968809X

9781009688062

1009688065

OCLC:

1596675373

Publisher Number:

CIPO000392234

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license