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The Interplay Between Political and Technical Factors in Democratic Transition Electoral...

In this PSRP Spotlight, Andrew Ellis highlights some of the political and technical challenges facing countries holding elections during democratic transitions. Ellis draws on his extensive experience as an...

Syrian Crisis, Syrian Refugees: Voices from Jordan and Lebanon

This edited volume investigates the political and socioeconomic impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on Lebanon and Jordan, and these countries’ mechanisms to cope with the rapid influx of...

Peace Agreements and Persons with Disabilities

This report contributes to ongoing efforts to recognise and support those with disabilities during and after conflict by examining the extent to which peace agreements include provisions addressing them...

Breaking the Balance? The Impact of Peacekeeping Deployments on Civil–Military Relations

Since the 1990s, the face of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping has changed drastically, with personnel contributions now coming predominantly from developing countries. Some of the most fragile states worldwide,...

Radical disagreement and self-determination disputes

Self-determination disputes are difficult to resolve because there is no way to reconcile a desire for secession with a desire to preserve the state’s unity. This is why the...

Moving Beyond Transitions to Transformation: Interactions between Transitional Justice...

This paper was developed as a follow-up to the Fifth Edinburgh Dialogue on Post-Conflict Constitution Building held in December 2018. The workshop was jointly organized by International IDEA, the...

South Sudan: The Politics of Delay

This memo argues that recurrent postponement of a definitive political settlement in South Sudan is a characteristic of a turbulent political marketplace, and that it serves the interests of...

Peace Agreements

A short overview of the scope of contemporary peace agreements from 1990-2019. Covers the topics of inter-state, intra-state and sub-state peace agreements, a discussion on the issue of defining...

Ceasefires

A review of the practice and content of ceasefire agreements and provisions in peace agreements. The article include a discussion on the definition of ‘ceasefire’ and related terms, such...

Peace agreements and the institutionalisation of human rights: a multi-level analysis

Parties to peace agreements have long considered human rights as central to the consolidation of peace and democracy in post-conflict settings. Yet, understanding of the formal institutional mechanisms that...

Independence or Frontlines: Securing Southern Representation in Yemen's Peace Talks

This article addresses the consolidation and rise of the Southern Transitional Council in South Yemen and their push for access to a seat at the table of Yemen’s peace...

Re-shaping How Political Settlements Engage with Conflict-Related Violence Against Women

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 of 2000 provided that peace agreements should adopt a ‘gender perspective’. This commitment has been reiterated in women, peace and security resolutions since that...