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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
By proposing a perception-oriented typology and applying it to the Cambodian peace negotiations, this study attempts to provide an analytic framework for examining the changes in national factions' negotiation strategies during civil war peace negotiation processes. Specifically, this article stresses that domestic negotiating actors readjust their strategies 'phase by phase' according to their subjective consideration of three factors: the contents of the peace proposal, the resources under their control, and the strength of the incentives and pressures from external interveners. Based on this finding, this study further (1) demonstrates that a peace negotiation is a continuous process in which multiple chances for successful conflict resolution also continuously change and (2) highlights the importance of perceptual factors in explaining the behaviour of national factions in peace negotiations.
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