Overcoming obstacles to peace: The contribution of mediation to short-lived conflict settlements

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 819-840

  Gartner, Scott Sigmund ^a   Bercovitch, Jacob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PEACE PROCESS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33750833196     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2006.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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