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Ceasefires in Civil Conflict: A Research Agenda

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  • Govinda Clayton
  • HÃ¥vard Mokleiv NygÃ¥rd
  • Siri Aas Rustad
  • HÃ¥vard Strand

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Ceasefires are arrangements through which conflict parties commit to stop fighting. They are a common part of intra-state conflict. Existing research on intra-state ceasefires is largely limited to case studies and guidance notes for the policy and practice community. What has to date been lacking is a complementing body of comparative quantitative analysis to identify broader ceasefire trends and test the wider applicability of theory. Recent advancements in ceasefire data offer new opportunities to broaden the research agenda on ceasefires. This special section sets out the current state of the art in ceasefire research and provides the intellectual foundations to advance a new sub-field of quantitative ceasefire research. We discuss the conceptual challenges facing the study of ceasefires, offer a brief overview of ceasefire research focusing on the functions, timing, and sustainability of arrangements, and discuss the collective contributions of the articles included within this special section, and the implications for research and practice.

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  • Govinda Clayton & HÃ¥vard Mokleiv NygÃ¥rd & Siri Aas Rustad & HÃ¥vard Strand, 2023. "Ceasefires in Civil Conflict: A Research Agenda," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 67(7-8), pages 1279-1295, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:67:y:2023:i:7-8:p:1279-1295
    DOI: 10.1177/00220027221128300
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