Professor Brian Lai
Research Team Leader
https://myweb.uiowa.edu/bhlai/
343 Schaeffer Hall (SH)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States
The Research
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Objectives
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- Understand when violence is likely to occur during a negotiation attempt
- Decipher what factors influence the outcome of these negotiations
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Scope
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Region
- Countries in Asia and Africa
- Areas with armed conflict between states or between a state and rebel group/insurgency
Time Period
- Primarily within years 1980-2020
Overview
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Utilize online databases to code variables
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- peaceagreements.org
- LexisNexis
- and more
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Example Variables
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- Who is negotiating
- Characteristics of the actors involved
- Start/end date & location
- Phase & style of negotiation
- Cause, issues, and outcome of the negotiation
Methodology
Explore our Codebook
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Interpret and Write
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- Research papers on causes, consequences, and outcome of negotiation attempts
- Policy briefs on negotiations in current civil wars
- Further case studies on civil war negotiations