New Rules to an Old Game: Electoral Reforms and Post-Civil War Stability
Description:
One of the most common features found within peace agreements are provisions that call for post-civil war elections. Unfortunately, recent research on post-civil war stability has consistently demonstrated that the initial elections held after civil wars significantly increases the risk for renewed fighting. While this research does highlight a danger posed by post-war elections, it focuses only on one element associated with post-civil war democracy. I argue that by implementing electoral refo…
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Date:
August 2016
Creator:
Keels, Eric