Partition and Peace in Civil Wars: Dividing Lands and Peoples to End Ethnic Conflict

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Carter R. Johnson (HSE University, Russia)

Partition and Peace in Civil Wars

Dividing Lands and Peoples to End Ethnic Conflict

Carter R. Johnson (HSE University, Russia)

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Routledge
31 May 2023

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Armed conflict; Warfare & defence

Series: Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict

This book examines whether partition is an effective means to resolve ethnic and sectarian civil wars. It argues that partition is unlikely to end ongoing ethnosectarian civil wars, but it can increase the likelihood of preventing civil war recurrence, as long as the partition separates civilians and militaries. The book presents in-depth case studies of Georgia–Abkhazia and Moldova–Transnistria, in addition to cross-national comparisons of all ethnosectarian civil wars between 1945 and 2004. This analysis demonstrates when partitioning a country can help transform an identity-based civil war into a lasting peace. Highlighting practical and moral challenges of separating ethnosectarian groups, the book contends that complete partitions cannot be easily implemented by the international community, and this limits their applicability. It also demonstrates that ethnosectarian civil wars are driven less by inter-group antagonisms and more by state breakdown, meaning displaced minorities can reintegrate peacefully after partition as long as a minimal level of state-building has been completed. The book ends by examining whether partition would be useful for five contemporary conflicts: Iraq, Ukraine–Donbass, Afghanistan, Sudan–South Sudan, and Serbia–Kosovo.

This book will be of much interest to students of civil wars, ethnic conflict, peace and conflict studies, and international relations.

By: Carter R. Johnson (HSE University Russia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367673802
ISBN 10: 0367673800
Series: Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 31 May 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carter R. Johnson is an associate faculty member at HSE University, Russia.