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Negotiating statehood through ceasefires: Syria's de-escalation zones
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Abstract
This paper examines how ceasefires can influence elements of statehood. It adds to scholarship that views statehood as being in a continuous process of change by conceptualising international ceasefires as the negotiation of an embryonic type of wartime order that has ramifications for how power and... view more
This paper examines how ceasefires can influence elements of statehood. It adds to scholarship that views statehood as being in a continuous process of change by conceptualising international ceasefires as the negotiation of an embryonic type of wartime order that has ramifications for how power and authority are dispersed among competing actors in civil war. Through the example of the Syrian de-escalation zones, the paper suggests that the ceasefire not only affected the use of violence but recalibrated relations between international and local actors for control over diplomacy, security, territory, and citizenship.... view less
Keywords
statehood; peace negotiation; diplomacy; negotiation; Syria; civil war; conflict management; Middle East; Arab countries
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Waffenstillstand; Deeskalation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 1395-1414
Journal
Small Wars & Insurgencies, 31 (2020) 7-8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2020.1829872
ISSN
1743-9558
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed