The Duration and Termination of Civil War

HÃ¥vard Hegre
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HÃ¥vard Hegre: Department of Political Science, University of Oslo & Centre for the Study of Civil War, PRIO

Journal of Peace Research, 2004, vol. 41, issue 3, 243-252

Abstract: An important key to reducing the suffering due to civil war is to shorten conflicts. The marked decrease in the incidence of conflicts in the 1990s was mostly due to a high number of conflict terminations, not to a decrease in the number of new wars. The articles in this special issue treat theoretically and empirically the determinants of civil war onset, duration, and termination, with particular emphasis on duration and termination. This introduction gives an overview of the articles in the special issue and discusses a few central topics covered by the different contributions: rebel group motivations, the importance of financing, military factors, misperception, and commitment problems. Finally, the article sums up some policy recommendations that may be derived from the articles in the issue.

Date: 2004
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