The nature and characteristics of certain conflicts and their impact on peace processes makes the study of civil war peacemaking a critical one. This dissertation posits that there is an intricate link between the characteristics of certain types of conflicts and the experiences…
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The Arabs and Israelis have been negotiating peace for the past ten years; however, the conflict still ignites with no apparent hope for any near resolution. Understanding the rhetorical construction of the peace reality may help in managing this conflict. This study examines th…
This study attempts to investigate the variations among Palestinians who live in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the territories occupied in 1967, in their tendencies toward normalizing their social relations with the Israeli Jews after the peace process, specifically after the Os…
In this dissertation we study the determinants of foreign direct investment in Israel over the past two decades. We focus on the effects of the geopolitical events in the Middle East since the late 1980's and early 1990's, especially the peace process and the end of the Arab boy…
This thesis examines the processes of the peace negotiations in Cambodia (1987-1993) and El Salvador (1989-1993) in order to address the following question: What does the interplay between the national factions and the external interveners in peace negotiations tell us about the…
Under what circumstances does foreign donor assistance during war-to-peace transitions contribute to the strengthening of civil society and the deepening of democracy? I answer this question through a comparative study of civil society development in the Palestinian territories …
This dissertation analyzes the peace structure that began to develop during the 1970s disengagement talks between the Arab states and Israel and eventually culminated in the Oslo Declaration of Principles of 1993, and asks why it failed. Since 2000, when the peace process ended …
This dissertation seeks to answer the question: Under what conditions does multiparty mediation fail to move conflicting parties toward a comprehensive peace agreement? The object of study is the Middle East Quartet of Mediators from its formation in 2002 to the Annapolis Confer…