Publication

In this study, Sean Kane analyzes existing empirical research on the relationship between the content of negotiated civil war peace agreements and the subsequent duration of peace. More specifically, he focuses upon quantitative studies that apply statistical techniques to examine databases containing decades of civil war peace agreements. Kane’s review reveals several trends he believes could be useful for mediators. For example, he finds that the literature is mostly consistent in not finding a statistically significant between an agreement’s content and peace duration when it comes to political power sharing provisions.