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    STUDIA EUROPAEA - Issue no. 1 / 2023  
         
  Article:   HOW MUTUALLY HURTING STALEMATES BECOME ESSENTIAL IN PEACE-BUILDING EFFORTS. THE CASE OF LIBERIA.

Authors:  LAURA HERȚA, CLAUDIU-BOGDAN ALDEA.
 
       
         
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DOI: 10.24193/subbeuropaea.2023.1.12

Published Online: 2023-06-30
Published Print: 2023-06-30
pp. 345-359

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The paper focuses on two concepts developed by William Zartman, namely “ripe moments” and “mutually hurting stalemates”. Basically, the concepts tackle the idea of certain proper moments for the beginning of peace talks when the parties to the conflict believe that they are trapped in a painful impasse which no longer brings them victory. Our paper aims to show that hurting stalemates are sometimes the adequate starting point for peace-building efforts as well, not only for starting negotiations, and to apply this on the case of Liberia. The paper is organized around the following research questions: Is the hurting stalemate a military deadlock? Is a similar painful deadlock a good starting point for building sustainable peace in post-conflict societies?

Keywords: peace studies, ripeness, mutually hurting stalemates, peace-building, post-conflict development.
 
         
     
         
         
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