Transborder ethnic kin and the dynamics of peace processes: insights from the Kurdish conflict

Previous literature explains peace negotiations mainly with country-level factors or events related to the countries where the peace efforts take place. This closed polity approach contrasts with contemporary peace processes where the actors and demands transcend nation-state boundaries. This paper...

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Published in:Civil wars
Main Author: Arslan, Sinem (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
In: Civil wars
Further subjects:B Kurds
B International policy
B Turkey
B Pacific settlement of international disputes
B Conflict resolution
B Peace
B Kinship
B International conflict
B Foreign country
B Settlement of dispute
B Ethnic group
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Summary:Previous literature explains peace negotiations mainly with country-level factors or events related to the countries where the peace efforts take place. This closed polity approach contrasts with contemporary peace processes where the actors and demands transcend nation-state boundaries. This paper challenges this dominant understanding in the peace process literature and focuses on the role of the rebel groups’ transborder kin connections in affecting peace process dynamics. By studying the Kurdish Peace Process conducted between the Government of Turkey and the PKK, the paper argues that the transborder kin connections can both remedy and exacerbate bargaining problems acute to peace processes.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 429-433
ISSN:1743-968X
Contains:Enthalten in: Civil wars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13698249.2019.1667721