Why Do Some Civil Wars Not Happen? (peru And Bolivia Compared)

By (author) Witold Mucha; By (author) Mucha, Witold
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Since its early beginnings peace and conflict research has focused on causes of phenomena such as civil war, terrorism, and state failure. The author merges this approach with a peace causes perspective and asks why civil war happened in Peru (1980-1995) though not in Bolivia,
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Since its early beginnings peace and conflict research has focused on causes of phenomena such as civil war, terrorism, and state failure. The author merges this approach with a peace causes perspective and asks why civil war happened in Peru (1980-1995) though not in Bolivia, which is striking given the structural similarities with Peru as well as a number of escalation episodes leading the country to the brink of civil war (2000-2008). He explores the political measures such as reforms and political dialogue, which prevented the country from rather hazardous consequences.
Table of contents
1. Introduction1.1 Peace and Conflict Studies1.2 Escalation Reconceptualized2. Internal Violent Conflict Escalation 2.1 Republic of Peru 2.1.1 Historical Background 2.1.2 Conflict Episodes 2.1.3 Why Civil War in Peru?2.2 Plurinational State of Bolivia 2.2.1 Historical Background 2.2.2 Conflict Episodes 2.2.3 Why No Civil War in Bolivia?3. Conclusion 3.1 Variances and Parallels 3.2 Alternative Explanations 3.3 Limits of Generalization 3.4 Research Implications Bibliography
Biographical note
Dr. Witold Mucha is a Research Fellow at Heinrich Heine University. Düsseldorf, Germany.