Diplomacy and Other Forms of Intervention in Civil Wars

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ID6286014
AuthorsPatrick M Regan (Department of Political Science Binghamton University, New York), Aysegul Aydin (0000-0003-0996-6226, Department of Political Science Binghamton University, New York), Ayşegül Aydın (0000-0003-0518-4411, Binghamton University)
Year2006
Volume50
Issue5
Pages736-756
Publication date2006-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002706291579
OpenAlexW2167046551
LanguageEN
Citations received129
References cited28

Much of the empirical literature suggests that outside interventions tend to lengthen the expected duration of civil wars; conversely, the policy community often acts as if it holds the opposite expectation for the outcome of intervention. The authors argue that the divergence can be found in how models of intervention are specified in the literature. They propose a model with two novel contributions. First, they incorporate mediations as the key to resolving the strategic problems that the civil war parties face. Second, they account for the decaying effect of interventions over time. Their results suggest that diplomacy is critical for understanding the duration of civil conflicts. They find that mediation has a dramatic effect on the expected duration of a civil war and that when controlling for diplomatic efforts, economic interventions can also reduce the expected duration

Civil Conflict · Development economics · Diplomacy · Divergence (linguistics · Duration (music · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Mediation · Microeconomics · Outcome (game theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology

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