| ID | 102495 |
| Title Proper | Domestic unrest and the initiation of negotiations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ghosn, Faten |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The main argument of this article is that we need to incorporate domestic-pressure arguments into conflict management studies and, at the same time, we need to include conflict-management opportunities in the study of domestic-international theory. This study looks at the impact of domestic incentives on a state's decision to negotiate. The primary hypothesis is that domestic turmoil will increase the likelihood that rival states with a history of aggressive interaction shift their foreign policy to a more accommodative one. Testing my argument on strategic rivals between 1945 and 1995, I find that after controlling for the factors of history and level of hostility between the rivals, anti-government unrest actually increases the likelihood of negotiations taking place, while acts threatening the downfall of the regime tend to decrease the chance of witnessing negotiations. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Negotiation Vol. 16, No. 1; 2011: p. 69-85 |
| Journal Source | International Negotiation Vol. 16, No. 1; 2011: p. 69-85 |
| Key Words | Conflict ; Conflict Management ; Domestic Pressure ; Linkage Politics ; Negotiation |