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Termination and Recurrence of Civil War: Which Outcomes Lead to Durable Peace after Civil War?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2011

HIROTAKA OHMURA
HIROTAKA OHMURA*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Economics, Shiga Universityh-ohmura@biwako.shiga-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

This article attempts to answer why some countries experience the recurrence of civil war and others do not. One of the most significant differences between civil war onset and its recurrence is that the latter has once experienced termination of civil war, while the former has not. To find the cause of recurrence, this article examines how different war termination types influence the duration of post-civil war peace. Duration analysis of the civil wars between 1944 and 1999 shows that military victory, supported by peacekeeping operations or power-sharing arrangements, leads to the most durable peace in a post-civil war country. Contrary to the accepted wisdom, negotiated peace settlement, even when supported by peacekeeping operations or power-sharing arrangements, is not positively related to post-conflict peace.

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Research Article
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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , December 2011 , pp. 375 - 398
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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