Article Title
Letters of Intent, Costly Signals, and Local Peacemaking in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict
Abstract
A state of near-war lasted for almost two decades between Georgia and the separatist region of Abkhazia. Localized violence plagued neighboring communities while United Nations agencies, humanitarian groups, and religious organizations worked with both sides to resolve the conflict’s underlying causes. Unfortunately, those diverse and long-standing efforts proved fruitless when the parties went to war in August 2008. This article examines the reasons for the conflict’s enduring nature and presents an example of grassroots peacemaking completed by university students focused on the plight of Georgia’s domestic refugees. An in-depth case study reveals the impact of their unilateral peacemaking efforts to present costly signals of benign intent.
Publication Date
11-1-2010
Recommended Citation
Meredith, Spencer B. III
(2010)
"Letters of Intent, Costly Signals, and Local Peacemaking in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict,"
Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 17
:
No.
2
, Article 5.
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol17/iss2/5