Non-state conflicts, peacekeeping, and the conclusion of local agreements

Much of the quantitative conflict resolution literature focuses on peacemaking efforts aimed at resolving international or civil wars that involve state forces, while ignoring non-state between communal groups, rebel militias. This article aims to contribute filling this gap in research. I first put forward a typology conflicts, based two dimensions: (1) whether issues are local national; and (2) parties receive external support not. Next, provide some descriptive statistics conclusion peace agreements which suggest locations peacekeeping operations, involvement staff negotiations makes these more likely end an agreement. The considers several possible causal mechanisms drive effectiveness, including arranging logistics, provision security, mitigating biases relevant stakeholders.