Essays about: "ripeness"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word ripeness.
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1. The Time was Ripe: Women’s Movements’ Break-throughs in the Colombian Peace Agreement
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : In 2016 a historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC) was signed, putting an end to a conflict that lasted over 50 years. This agreement was the world’s very first gender-inclusive peace accord, meaning that they included women in the peace process and recognized how they are particularly subjected to war and conflict. READ MORE
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2. Harvesting an underdeveloped fruit : How decapitation affects ripeness in civil wars
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : 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
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3. Mediating with God : Quantitative Analysis on Mediation and Religiosity - What effect does severity of conflict have on mediation onset in religious conflicts?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The number of conflicts with religious dimensions has been steadily increasing over the last few decades. Previous research has found that religious conflicts are less likely to end by mediation whilst little research has been done as to what makes them initiate mediation. READ MORE
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4. Explaining negotiated settlements to armed conflict. Lessons from the Tajik civil war and peace process
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The study aims to increase our understanding of the limitations and benefits of structural and agent-oriented accounts in explaining the success and failure of peace negotiations. The propositions of ripeness and readiness theory are analysed through the lens of the agency-structure debate. READ MORE
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5. Fighting in the red corridor - The Naxalites and Indian government’s obstacle to reach the negotiation table
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The intrastate conflict between the Maoist inspired rebel group the Naxalites and the Indian government have been active since the late 1960s. This qualitative case study, use parts of Jacob Bercovitch’s framework ‘Contingency Model of Mediation’ to interpret the obstacles found in this case, in order to reach a successful negotiation situation. READ MORE
