Post-civil war democratization: promotion of democracy in post-civil war states, 1946–2005

Joshi, Madhav

doi:10.1080/13510347.2010.501173

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“…Gurses and David Mason () found that the presence of a UN mission in postwar states had no significant effect on the change of the Polity score at years 5 and 10. However, Joshi () found that the presence of a UN mission had a positive and significant effect on the transition toward democracy, but that the presence of a UN mission did not influence the survival of the democratic transition in postwar states (Joshi ). Part of the problem, as Kumar () indicates, is that holding post‐conflict elections provides an easy exit point for a UN peace operation.…”

Section: Post–civil War Durability Of Peacementioning

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United Nations Peacekeeping, Democratic Process, and the Durability of Peace after Civil Wars

Joshi

2012

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This article examines the ways in which United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions affect democratic progress and the durability of peace in post–civil war states. After a conflict, UN peacekeeping missions provide security and create incentives for former actors to resolve their differences through peaceful and democratic means. This article contends that by providing support, peacekeeping missions help to initiate a democratic process such that former rivals can claim access to power and resources without resorting to armed conflict. To arrive at this conclusion, this article empirically examines whether UN peacekeeping missions succeeded in promoting democratic progress in postwar states and, subsequently, whether that democratic progress would contribute to the durability of peace. The indirect effect of peacekeeping on stable peace has not been explored in the literature surrounding democratic progress and the durability of peace. From the analysis of the data on post–civil war democratic progress and the durability of peace from 1946 to 2005, I find support for the alternative approach and conclude that UN missions contribute to durable peace in post–civil war states by promoting democratic political processes.

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United Nations Peacekeeping, Democratic Process, and the Durability of Peace after Civil Wars

Joshi

2012

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“…UN intervention may also accelerate the occurrence of democratic elections, although early elections may provide an incentive for the emergence of individuals and parties who favour a return to conflict (e.g. Hoddie and Hartzell, 2010;Joshi, 2010;Brancati and Snyder, 2011). This question is far from settled, however, as other studies have found that UN intervention has had no statistically significant impact on democratization (Fortna and Huang, 2012) and that intervention can prolong war (Cronin, 2010).…”

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“…The growing body of literature that analyses pre-war versus postwar outcomes considers many of these factors (e.g. Gurses and Mason, 2008;DeRouen et al, 2010;Joshi, 2010;Fortna and Huang, 2012). Using nonwarring countries as a control to measure whether wars that end in certain ways make countries more democratic than their nonwarring counterparts, we believe complements this line of research.…”

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Democratization and civil war

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2015

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This article examines the impact of civil war on democratization, particularly focusing on whether civil war provides an opportunity for institutional reform. We investigate the impact of war termination in general, along with prolonged violence, rebel victory and international intervention on democratization. Using an unbalanced panel data set of 96 countries covering a 34-year period, our analysis suggests that civil war lowers democratization in the succeeding period. Our findings also suggest that United Nations intervention increases democratization, as do wars ending in stalemates. However, wars ending in rebel victories seem to reduce democratization. These findings appear robust to conditioning, different instrument sets, modelling techniques and the measurement of democracy.

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“…Moreover, it creates a relatively stable political system that balances the powers of all parties in the conflict (Wantchekon / Neeman 2002;Wantchekon 2004). Empirical studies confirm this argument and show that civil wars resulting in negotiated settlements are conducive to successful democratisation (Gurses / Mason 2008;Joshi 2010). Although Joshi does not find confirmation for this direct relationship in his most recent empirical analysis, he does assert that inclusive institutions are more likely to support sustainable democratisation processes (Joshi 2013). key finding, for example, is that political exclusion can trigger a relapse into civil war, while inclusionary behaviour 12 helps build peace.…”

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Struggling for Stability: International Support for Peace and Democracy in Post-Civil War Nepal

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Post-civil war democratization: promotion of democracy in post-civil war states, 1946–2005

Cited by 56 publications

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United Nations Peacekeeping, Democratic Process, and the Durability of Peace after Civil Wars

United Nations Peacekeeping, Democratic Process, and the Durability of Peace after Civil Wars

Democratization and civil war

Struggling for Stability: International Support for Peace and Democracy in Post-Civil War Nepal

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