Bargaining, Bias and Peace Brokers
How Rebels Commit to Peace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | I Svensson (0000-0002-1242-4180, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University,isak.svensson@pcr. uu.se., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-194 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343307075121 |
| OpenAlex | W2146770930 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 106 |
| References cited | 36 |
What is the role of biased mediators in bringing belligerents to a negotiated settlement in internal armed conflicts? Previous research has suggested that biased third parties may mitigate commitment problems between parties, by serving as guarantors for the weakening side. This article contributes to the previous debate by distinguishing, theoretically and empirically, between government- and rebel-biased mediation. When belligerents in internal armed conflicts consider ending their armed conflict through a negotiated settlement, the government stands to relinquish authority, whereas the rebels stand to gain opportunities - legitimacy, time and access to official structures - that can be exploited in the post-agreement future. Hence, in the pre-settlement phase of the conflict process, it is above all the rebels that have problems committing to peace. The author argues that government-biased mediators can decrease the fears of the government and thereby mitigate the rebels' commitment problems. Using new data on the dyadic level covering all intrastate armed conflict in the period 1989-2003, this article examines states, organizations and individuals that are mediating in states' internal conflicts. The empirical analysis supports the above-mentioned argument. Mediators on the side of the government have a positive effect on negotiated settlements, while rebel-biased mediators have no significant effect
Argument (complex analysis) · Armed conflict · Commit · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Human settlement · Internal conflict · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Mediation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Settlement (finance) · Sociology · Engineering · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 106 |
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| Citations per year | 5,58 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 97 |