Peace Time: Cease-fire Agreements and the Durability of PeaceWhy do cease-fire agreements sometimes last for years while others flounder barely long enough to be announced? How to maintain peace in the aftermath of war is arguably one of the most important questions of the post--Cold War era. And yet it is one of the least explored issues in the study of war and peace. Here, Page Fortna offers the first comprehensive analysis of why cease-fires between states succeed or fail. She develops cooperation theory to argue that mechanisms within these agreements can help maintain peace by altering the incentives for war and peace, reducing uncertainty, and helping to prevent or manage accidents that could lead to war. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
A Theory of Agreements and the Durability of Peace | 10 |
Investigating the Durability of Peace | 39 |
The Baseline Prospects for Peace | 76 |
Agreements Epiphenomenal or Functional? | 114 |
Agreements and the Durability of Peace | 151 |
Peace Mechanisms What Works and What Doesnt | 173 |
CONCLUSION | 211 |
CeaseFires and the Resumption of War | 217 |
CeaseFires Data Set | 219 |
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Peace Time: Cease-fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace Virginia Page Fortna Limited preview - 2004 |
Peace Time: Cease-Fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace Virginia Page Fortna Limited preview - 2018 |
Peace Time: Cease-fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace Virginia Page Fortna No preview available - 2004 |