Historical Analysis of the Implementation of Peace Agreements: a Comparative Case Study of Sudan (1972) and Mozambique (1992)

Abstract

Analysts of conflict resolution and civil wars have paid scant attention to the short-term implementation of peace agreements.Negotiated settlement of civil wars was a relatively rare phenomenon during the Cold War era.Conflicts studies in the early 1980`s focused primarily on the conditions and tools for getting parties in civil wars to sign peace agreements.Conflict resolution was perceived as a linear process where successful negotiation signaled an irreversible reduction in conflict .Accordingly,peace agreements between a state and insurgent leaders remained binding in the post-agreement phase.