Local Peacebuilding in a Victor’s Peace. Why Local Peace Fails Without National Reconciliation

Peace agreements without commitment

In this paper we present a model of war between two rational and completely informed players. We show that in the absence of binding agreements war can be avoided in many cases by one player transferring money to the other player. In most cases, the "rich" country transfers part of her money to the "poor" country. Only when the military pro…ciency of the "rich" country is su¢ ciently large, the...

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West Papua: Reconciliation as a Way of Promoting Peace Dialogue

Local Peace Committees: Some Reflections and Lessons Learned

Violence , Peace , and Peace Research