Civil Society at the Negotiation Table, Legitimacy Beliefs and Durable Peace

Authors

Direnç Kanol, Management Centre of the MediterraneanFollow

Abstract

It is argued that including civil society at the negotiation table can increase the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. As a result, it can contribute to the consolidation of peace. In this paper, the author presents the findings from a controlled experiment in order to test the impact of inclusive peace negotiations on the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. Contrary to the expectations of the scholars working on the inclusiveness and the consolidation of peace hypothesis, the results show that the treatment group in the experiment does not perceive inclusive peace agreements to be more legitimate.

Author Bio(s)

Direnç Kanol is a research fellow at the Management Centre of the Mediterranean in Cyprus. His research articles appeared in various journals, including International Journal of Conflict and Violence, Business and Politics and Journal of Public Affairs. Contact: direda@yahoo.co.uk P.O. Box 187, Lefkosa, Mersin 10, North Cyprus

Keywords

Annan Plan, beliefs, civil society, durable peace, Greek Cypriot students, London and Zürich Agreements, negotiation

Publication Date

5-2015

DOI

10.46743/1082-7307/2015.1270

Recommended Citation

Kanol, Direnç (2015) "Civil Society at the Negotiation Table, Legitimacy Beliefs and Durable Peace," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 22: No. 1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2015.1270
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol22/iss1/1