However, there is scarce scholarship on the phenomenon of armed groups shifting their conflict-waging strategies from violent to nonviolent means, especially in contexts which cannot be resolved by fo

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Naga militancy and violent politics in the shadow of ceasefire (2011) · doi

  This study suggests that ceasefires may impact on conflict dynamics in at least three ways, all interrelated: (1) by affecting the internal cohesion of belligerent groups, (2) by affecting the operational space of armed groups, and (3) by affecting the relations between multiple stakeholders and parties to a conflict, including but not limited to the challenger(s) and the state.

  Keywords: affecting conflict groups suggests ceasefires impact dynamics least three ways interrelated internal cohesion belligerent operational
• Schizophrenic soothers (2011) · doi

  How can the international community influence belligerents in internal armed conflict to move towards peace? Research on influence strategies in international relations commonly stresses the importance of a combined ‘carrot-and-sticks’ approach, yet little is known about how this mixed strategy is best applied in the context of internal armed conflict.

  Keywords: international influence internal armed conflict community belligerents move towards peace strategies relations commonly stresses importance
• Dynamics and factors of transition from armed struggle to nonviolent resistance (2013) · doi

  However, there is scarce scholarship on the phenomenon of armed groups shifting their conflict-waging strategies from violent to nonviolent means, especially in contexts which cannot be resolved by force but are also ‘unripe’ for conventional de-escalation methods through negotiation and political integration.

  Keywords: there scarce scholarship phenomenon armed groups shifting conflict waging strategies violent nonviolent means especially contexts