Why humanitarian interventions succeed or fail: The role of local participation

Cooperation and Conflict

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-383

  Gizelis, Theodora Ismene ^a   Kosek, Kristin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bosnia; Cognitive dissonance; Conflict resolution; Humanitarian intervention; Somalia

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444456075     PISSN: 00108367     EISSN: 14603691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010836705058224     Document Type: Review

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