CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Akyavas, Renan |
|---|---|
| Title | Success and Failure in Peace Processes: Lessons from Turkey and Colombia |
| Summary | This research aims to examine the dynamics of peace processes which determine the fate of peace negotiations. There are two main factors under focus to evaluate their impact on the process itself: the problem of commitment to peace and the existence of spoilers. Both have dramatically shaped the direction of recent negotiations, where in Turkey parties failed to find common ground due to a lack of political will and overall commitment; in Colombia, in contrast, a peace accord with FARC was signed in 2016 despite spoilers almost derailing the peace process when the public voted against the peace accord in a referendum. Deploying comparative case analysis, this study makes a unique contribution to the existing literature on peace process by analyzing in depth two highly topical cases through the lens of what has been identified as two prominent problems that can negatively affect a peace process and demonstrating how conflict parties succeeded or failed in addressing these problems. It is hoped that the insights gained from this comparative study on Turkey and Colombia will add to the wider discussion on best practices in peace processes. |
| Supervisor | Cerny, Hannes |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/akyavas_renan.pdf |
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