Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great
powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that …

International treaties are the primary means for codifying global human rights standards.
However, nation-states are able to make their own choices in how to legally commit to …

International relations scholars have noted the importance of negotiations and socialization
in shaping state human rights. So far, we know surprisingly little about how negotiation …

The dynamic quality of protracted intra‐state conflicts is a factor that complicates and
sometimes confounds the efforts of peacemakers. Building on this insight, and given the …

Si la négociation peut être considérée simultanément comme un procesus de décision
conjointe, une activité sociale finalisée dotée d'une intention et un type de relation …

Power is the essence of politics. Whoever seeks to understand and master it must
understand its logic. Drawing on two decades of international experience in political …

By virtue of their defining criteria, international crises would seem unlikely candidates for
conflict management and resolution. However, negotiations among crisis protagonists are …

In seeking a fuller understanding of the provision and effectiveness of negotiation and
mediation, salient lessons can be gleaned from instances in which these processes seem …

This research project problematises the approach to negotiation between two countries that
are tied by former colonial relations; it situates the negotiations by critiquing the seeming …