There is scarce scholarship on the phenomenon of armed
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The gap
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 convention
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Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2011 and 2013, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 88 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Naga militancy and violent politics in the shadow of ceasefire (2011) · Journal of Peace Research · cited 33× · 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.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: affecting conflict groups suggests ceasefires impact dynamics least three ways interrelated internal cohesion belligerent operational - Schizophrenic soothers (2011) · Cooperation and Conflict · cited 12× · 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.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: 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) · Journal of Peace Research · cited 43× · 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.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: there scarce scholarship phenomenon armed groups shifting conflict waging strategies violent nonviolent means especially contexts
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