Bias and the Effectiveness of Third-Party Conflict Management Mechanisms

Stephen E. Gent and Megan Shannon
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Stephen E. Gent: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Megan Shannon: University of Mississippi

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2011, vol. 28, issue 2, 124-144

Abstract: To uncover the relationship between bias and effective conflict resolution, we explore the bias of third parties and the techniques they employ in the diplomatic management of river, maritime, and territorial claims. We find that bias increases the likelihood that a third party will engage in unobtrusive techniques like good offices and decreases its propensity to pursue involved mechanisms like arbitration. Additionally, bias is inversely related to the range of issues addressed at a settlement attempt. As such, unbiased third parties are more effective because they are used for the management techniques that have the most potential to resolve conflicts.

Keywords: bias; conflict management; third parties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0738894210396774

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