From Tremors to Talks: Do Natural Disasters Produce Ripe Moments for Resolving Separatist Conflicts?

International Interactions

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 482-502

  Kreutz, Joakim ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

civil war; natural disaster; negotiation; ripe moment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865251547     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2012.697404     Document Type: Article

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