This book discusses the role of time in peace negotiations and
peace processes in the post-Cold War period, making reference to
real-world negotiations and using comparative data.
Deadlines are increasingly used by mediators to spur deadlocked
negotiation processes, under the assumption that fixed time limits
tend to favour pragmatism. Yet, little attention is typically paid
to the durability of agreements concluded in these conditions, and
research in experimental psychology suggests that time pressure can
have a negative impact on individual and collective decision-making
by reducing each side s ability to deal with complex issues,
complex inter-group dynamics and inter-cultural relations.
This volume explores this lacuna in current research through a
comparative model that includes 68 episodes of negotiation and
then, more in detail, in relation to four cases studies - the
Bougainville and Casamance peace processes, and the Dayton and Camp
David proximity talks. The case studies reveal that in certain
conditions low time pressure can impact positively on the
durability of agreements by making possible effective intra-rebel
agreements before official negotiations, and that time pressure
works in proximity talks only when applied to solving circumscribed
deadlocks.
This book will be of much interest to students of peace
processes, conflict resolution, negotiation, diplomacy and
international relations in general.
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