CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Bányai, Péter Tibor |
|---|---|
| Title | Does Incumbent Leaders' Personality Matter in a Peace Process? A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Juan Manuel Santos and Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
| Summary | The thesis seeks to demonstrate that incumbent leaders bear a significant role in peace processes. Applying a multidisciplinary approach, including Zartman’s ripeness theory, first it is shown that the two conflicts reached the state of ripeness and therefore peace became viable. Using Margaret Hermann’s Leadership Trait Analysis (LTA) at a distance then it is concluded that the difference in the ability of Juan Manuel Santos and Recep Tayyip Erdogan to challenge domestic and regional constraints is an explanatory variable for the diverging outcome of the negotiations in Colombia (2012-2016) from those in Turkey (2013-2015). It is finally concluded that both political psychology and comparative area studies have a significant relevance to investigate the behavior of political leaders in context. |
| Supervisor | Matthijs Bogaards |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/banyai_peter.pdf |
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