Essays about: "Melker Hörner"

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  1. 1. Harvesting an underdeveloped fruit : How decapitation affects ripeness in civil wars

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Melker Hörner; [2021]
    Keywords : Decapitation; Ripeness; Stalemate; Colombia; El Salvador;

    Abstract : How does the killing or capture of rebel leaders affect the ends of conflict? Although decapitation scholars argue that it reduces the duration of conflict by disrupting rebel group organizational capacity, few have ever researched what effects decapitations could have on peace negotiations. After reviewing the literature within the field of decapitation and the ripeness theory of negotiation this paper tests the hypothesis that Successful decapitations are likely to increase the duration of time it takes for the government to agree on seeking a negotiated end to their conflict. READ MORE