Why Do Some Civil Wars Not Happen? : Peru and Bolivia Compared.

Since its early beginnings peace and conflict research has focused on causes of phenomena such as civil war, terrorism, and state failure. The author merges this approach with a peace causes perspective and asks why civil war happened in Peru (1980-1995) though not in Bolivia, which is striking give...

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Main Author: Mucha, Witold
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leverkusen-Opladen : Budrich UniPress Ltd., 2017.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Why Do Some Civil Wars Not Happen?; Table of contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Peace and Conflict Studies; 1.2 Escalation Reconceptualized; 2 Internal Violent Conflict Escalation; 2.1 Republic of Peru; 2.1.1 Historical Background; 2.1.2 Conflict Episodes; 2.1.3 Why Did Civil War Happen in Peru?; 2.2 Plurinational State of Bolivia; 2.2.1 Historical Background; 2.2.2 Conflict Episodes; 2.2.3 Why Did Civil War Not Happen in Bolivia?; 3 Conclusion; 3.1 Variances and Parallels; 3.1.1 Timing; 3.1.2 Agency; 3.1.3 Spatial Extent; 3.2 Alternative Explanations; 3.3 Limits of Generalization.