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"When jihadist groups establish their own governance and proto-states, they, at least to some extent, rely on the acquiescence of the civilians under their control. Therefore, civilians are not only victims of jihadist groups' coercive control over them. Rather, they are also agents of change and sometimes provide fundamental challenges to the jihadists' governance attempts. As we demonstrate in this book, civilians in Mali, Iraq, Algeria and Syria have engaged in various forms of civil resistance against jihadist groups, including the refusal to cooperate, the participation in public protests, and various forms of more covert everyday resistance. Exploring civil resistance against jihadist groups, the book not only studies the conditions under which it occurs. It also examines in which forms civil resistance against jihadist groups has taken shape. It explores who amongst the civilians living in areas governed by jihadist groups chooses to resist them. Moreover, it studies the conditions under which such civil resistance against jihadist groups can be successful. Confronting the Caliphate is a comprehensive study of this topic, based on original research from surveys in Mosul, disaggregated data on protests across communities in Syria, as well as a comparative analysis of Mali, Iraq, and Yemen, and accounts of resistance in Algeria. Confronting the Caliphate clearly shows that civil resistance is not only possible, but that it is much more prevalent than what has been previously assumed. While the rule of jihadist groups presents civilians with some of the most difficult and dangerous circumstances for engaging in civil resistance, this book demonstrates how civilians can nonetheless nonviolently, and successfully, resist jihadists"--

This book examines the effect of biased and neutral mediators in civil wars. Based on analysis of both global data and case studies of contemporary peace processes, including India and Norway in Sri Lanka, China in Cambodia, US in Israel/Palestine, and Russia in Georgia, the book makes two main contributions. First, it explores the role of biased mediators in contemporary peace processes. The author develops a theory explaining why biased mediators are more effective than their neutral counterparts and the book identifies four different mechanisms through which biased mediators can be effective peace-brokers. By developing a comprehensive set of mechanisms to explain bias mediation, the work deepens understanding of biased mediators in general, and their role in resolving civil conflict in particular. The second contribution offered is a novel way of measuring mediation success. Previous research has concentrated on settlement, behavior, or implementation. While these conceptualisations of mediation success all have merit, they fail to address how the basic incompatible positions are regulated. This book focuses on mediators' ability to regulate core compatibilities by crafting institutional peace arrangements that generally are considered to enhance the prospect for durable peace. This approach has wider implications for peace and conflict research by bringing together research on durability of peace and studies on international mediation, two fields of research which hitherto have been kept apart. This book will be of much interest to students of international mediation, conflict management, civil wars, security studies and IR in general. --Provided by publisher.

An exploration of how religious dimensions affect the possibilities for conflict resolution in civil war, this account systematically attempts to map out the religious dimensions of internal armed conflicts and to explain the conditions under which religious dimensions impede peaceful settlement. Drawing upon empirical work on global data, and based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, this book shows how religious identities and incompatibilities influence the likelihood of agreements and the mechanisms through which parties and third-party me

Front Cover; Author biography; Other titles in UQP's New Approaches to Peace and Conflict series; Title page; Imprint page; Dedication; Note from Series Editor; Contents; List of tables and graphs; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Where and when do religious conflicts occur?; Chapter 2 - Which religious conflicts are difficult to resolve?; Chapter 3 - How do religious issue conflicts get resolved through peace agreements?; Chapter 4 - How do religious issue conflicts get resolved through concessions?; Chapter 5 - Towards a theory of desacralisation; Chapter 6 - Implications. - AcknowledgementsNotes; References; Index. - An exploration of how religious dimensions affect the possibilities for conflict resolution in civil war, this account systematically attempts to map out the religious dimensions of internal armed conflicts and to explain the conditions under which religious dimensions impede peaceful settlement. Drawing upon empirical work on global data, and based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, this book shows how religious identities and incompatibilities influence the likelihood of agreements and the mechanisms through which parties and third-party me

"Civil War and Religion: An Overview" published on by Oxford University Press.

There is an emerging academic debate on what has been called the "East Asian Peace "- the relative peacefulness of the East Asian region since 1979. In this study I develop a critical argument that aspires to clarify what the "peace" in East Asia is. Distinguishing conflict management from conflict settlement I argue that the East Asian Peace has played out quite differently in different types of conflicts. What has changed, I contend, is not the frequency of armed conflicts but rather how the armed conflict has been managed. Military interventions have substantially decreased, whereas internal armed conflicts have actually slightly increased since 1979. Peace agreements have become less common, while conflict termination through cease-fires and low activity has increased. Internal armed conflicts with low-level foreign involvement remain an acute security problem in East Asia. This article describes the empirical trends and discusses the implications for further research. (Asian Perspect/GIGA)

This study examines the effect of biased versus neutral mediation on the content of peace agreements. The author argues that neutral mediators, who are engaged primarily because of their interest to end the war, will have incentives to hasten the reaching of an agreement to the expense of its quality. By contrast, biased mediators, seeking to protect their protégés, will take care to ensure that there are stipulations in an agreement guaranteeing the interest of "their" side or use their particular access and leverage to make their side agree to costly concessions. Biased mediation processes are therefore more likely than neutral mediation processes to lead to elaborated institutional arrangements that are generally considered conducive to democracy and durable peace, such as power sharing, third-party security guarantees, and justice provisions. Empirical analysis, covering the 1989—2004 period and building on data from 124 peace agreements, supports these claims.