A Comparative Analysis of One-Sided Violence and Civil War Peace Agreement Implementation

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ID22010267
AutoresMadhav Joshi (0000-0003-2635-9540, University of Notre Dame, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen9
Número1
Fecha de publicación2020-05-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStability International Journal of Security and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2165-2627 • E-ISSN: 2165-2627
EditorialDepartment of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5334/sta.774
OpenAlexW3029350606
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas31

Does one-sided violence create a negative cascading effect on the success of peace agreement implementation? If violence influences peace accord implementation negatively, how can such violence be contained to safeguard the implementation process? While post-conflict one-sided violence can be viewed as residual, the use of such violence can significantly influence peacebuilding outcomes. Implementing the agreement is a contentious process as both sides expect to maximize their benefits and minimize their losses from intended reforms negotiated in the agreement. Implementation success is achieved by minimizing the difference in policy reforms through mutual trust, reciprocity, and sequential policy moves. In such a contentious implementation setting, the use of one-sided violence by any actor undermines trust and reciprocity between signatories and subsequently forestalls implementation success. Empirical analyses of a global sample of comprehensive peace agreements since 1989 show a significant and negative relationship between the use of one-sided violence and the peace agreement implementation rate. Rebel one-sided violence has a larger negative effect on implementation compared to state and other non-state one-sided violence

Peacebuilding · Political science · Computer Science · International Development and Aid · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology