Intrastate Conflicts, Violence Mitigation and the Problems of Governance

Abstract

This panel brings together cross-regional perspectives on the issues of governance and political violence (mitigation) in the context of intrastate conflicts. The papers use different theoretical lenses from a range of sub-disciplines of Political Science and International Law and employ various methodological approaches to problematize governance abilities of international and local actors in conflictual and (potentially) violent environments. The panelists (1) examine how international legal discourses are used as tools of political violence, disaffecting the relations between local populations and elites in post-Soviet secessionist conflicts; (2) question the aptness of the European Union’s governance approach to mitigating political violence and promoting resilient peace-building in post-conflict environments such as Bosnia and Herzegovina; (3) compare international organizations’ efforts in supporting dialogue initiatives for preventing and mitigating political violence in Ukraine; and (4) analyze the effects of wartime interactions between insurgents and their target states on rebel governance. Pulling together the theoretical and empirical contributions of the individual papers, the panel aims at advancing conceptual discussions on the interrelationship between political violence, conflict and governance. Commenced by members of the newly established ECPR Research Network on Statehood, Sovereignty and Conflict, the panel thus seeks to explore possible interconnections with the Standing Group on Political Violence.

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Identity and ideological change after conflict	View Paper Details
Governing Frozen Negotiations and Conflict Escalations: Political Violence and the Destabilization of Unresolved Secessionist Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Space	View Paper Details
Limits of European Governance in “potentially violent” settings under contestation: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina	View Paper Details
International Organizations and Violence Prevention: A Study of Dialogue Orchestration as a Mode of IO Governance in Ukraine	View Paper Details
Legitimizing Power: Anarchy vs. Hierarchy in Rebel Governance	View Paper Details