Negotiating Peace with Islamists? Reviewing the Literature

Armed conflicts with Islamist non-state groups appear particularly resilient against peace negotiations, while existing research on the subject remains scarce and scattered across different sub-literatures. This study provides the first systematic literature review to identify explanations for the c...

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Main Author: Krause, Dino (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2025, Volume: 37, Issue: 8, Pages: 1077-1091
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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