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Reframing the Spoiler Debate in Peace Processes

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Contemporary Peacemaking

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Why do some peace agreements end civil conflict while others break down? Empirical evidence underscores the importance of sustainability: the Rwandan genocide succeeded the 1992 Arusha peace agreement; likewise, some of the worst violence in Angola, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia (among others) followed the breakdown of peace accords.

The author would like to thank Lynn Eden, Page Fortna, Barry O’Neill, and Steve Stedman for many useful discussions. Thanks are also due to John Darby and to participants in the Research Initiative on the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict for comments and suggestions. The financial assistance of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. University of Notre Dame, USA

    John Darby (Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies) (Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies)

  2. Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, Department of Politics, University of York, UK

    Roger Mac Ginty (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer)

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Zahar, MJ. (2008). Reframing the Spoiler Debate in Peace Processes. In: Darby, J., Ginty, R.M. (eds) Contemporary Peacemaking. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584556_13

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