Politics and War
Instructions
Write two discussion questions for each readings ( Four(4) questions total). Please try to write a comment before the question. See the example below:Christia's model is based on the assumption that alliances in civil wars are instrumental -- actors enter into them based on power calculations in order to gain a minimum winning coalition and increase their maximum bargaining power in the post-war state. Similar to the limitations of Gade et al's model, are there certain conflicts that this model works better for than others? Is it premised on each actor having relatively similar strengths?
Answer
Article 1The article by Staniland (2012), talks of the negotiations, deals, and tacit understandings that happen between governments and non-state armed groups during civil wars. These rather unlikely relationships between legitimate governments and rebels have occurred in different parts of the world, and according to scholars, are likely to continue occurring. They are characterized by redlines behind which rebel groups are allowed to operate freely as well as cooperation between the state and one insurgent group to fight a rival insurgent group. These cooperation deals are not permanent but vary across time and circumstances. 1. Do ceasefires between government forces and non-state armed groups give the latter some level of legitimacy? 2. Does halting of hostilities between government f...
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