This article argues that humanitarian aid in intra-state conflict plays a crucial but largely
unrecognised role in shaping the preconditions for negotiations for peace and post-conflict …

By Adam G. Lichtenheld, University of California, Berkeley he Syrian war serves as a stark
reminder that population displacement is not simply a consequence of armed conflict; it is …

Names: Gani, JK, editor, author.| Hinnebusch, Raymond A., editor, author. Title: Actors and
dynamics in the Syrian conflict's middle phase: between contentious politics, militarization …

Why do armed groups uproot civilians in wartime? This dissertation identifies variation
across civil wars in three population displacement strategies—cleansing, depopulation, and …

This chapter examines what happens to governance when Westphalian statehood starts to
fail in civil wars. In the Syrian case, the state's experience of partial “failure” paralleled the …

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