Internal dynamics of conflict negotiations and settlements

What is it about?

What increases warring parties’ ability to reach a negotiated settlement? In this study, I answer this question by examining the political environment a government and rebel group leadership internally encounter during a peace process. Findings demonstrate that war-weariness increases willingness for negotiations while internal consensus creates opportunity for settlement.

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Why is it important?

I introduce original data on civil conflict negotiations between 1980 and 2005 and use group-level variables to capture political autonomy of combatants. This article is a first to analyze both governments’ and rebel groups’ in-group political dynamics during civil conflict negotiations and settlements.