Why does peace fail? More precisely, why do some countries that show every sign of having
successfully emerged from civil war fall once again into armed conflict? What explains why …

In 1995 none of the political parties representing the peoples of Bosnia preferred a federal
option. Yet, Bosnia became a federal state, highly decentralised and with a complex …

A significant theoretical and empirical question underlying much of the literature on post-
conflict state building is which institutions offer the best prospect for peace and democracy in …

In this special issue we broaden the academic debate on rebel governance by examining
additional armed actors–militias, police and foreign intervenors, and the 'layers' of …

On 25 September 2017, voters in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and disputed areas controlled
by Kurdish forces were given the opportunity to respond 'Yes' or 'No'to the question 'Do you …

This article addresses the effects of decentralisation reforms on regionalist parties' electoral
strength. It takes up the debate between 'accommodatists'(ie, electoral loss due to policy …

In recent years, decentralization has become a prominent tool for conflict resolution. Since
the end of the Cold War, the nature of conflict appears to have changed, as evidenced by the …

Power sharing is largely accepted among scholars and policy-makers as a potentially
effective mechanism for building peace in the aftermath of violent ethnic conflicts and self …

Ethnic civil war, the most common type of war in the 21st century, is one of the biggest
challenges for development practitioners and scholars. Like other types of armed conflict, it …