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Bakaki, Zorzeta, Böhmelt, Tobias and Bove, Vincenzo (2016) Barriers to coordination? Examining the impact of culture on international mediation occurrence and effectiveness. Political Studies, 64 (3). pp. 492-512. doi:10.1111/1467-9248.12199
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12199
Abstract
‘Culture’ features prominently in the literature on international mediation: if belligerents share cultural characteristics, they are likely to have a common understanding and norms. This creates a common identity and makes coordination less costly, which ultimately facilitates mediation occurrence and effectiveness. Surprisingly, existing quantitative research largely neglects any cultural ties the antagonists might share with the mediator. This article addresses this gap by offering one of the first joint analyses of fighting parties' and mediators' culture – and the interaction thereof. Based on existing work, a theoretical framework for mediation occurrence and effectiveness is developed and innovative measures for belligerents' cultural ties and the links to the mediator are used. Contrary to expectations the results suggest that larger cultural distances between antagonists make mediation more likely, while cultural dissimilarities between them and the mediator have the opposite effect. Evidence is also found for a conditional effect between the two culture variables on mediation occurrence.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Conflict management -- International cooperation, Culture conflict -- Prevention , Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Political Studies | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0032-3217 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 1 October 2016 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 64 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 492-512 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/1467-9248.12199 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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