Engaging armed groups

Engaging armed groups in peace processes - Reading guide

Apr 2005
This document provides a list of suggested reading on the topic of engaging armed groups in peace processes.

Engaging armed groups - Accord concept paper

Jan 2005
This concept note outlines the rationale and methodology for Conciliation Resources' Accord publication on engaging armed groups in peace processes.

LRA conflict: Who is responsible for the consequences of military action?

There are significant challenges to peace prospects In East and Central Africa. With the African Union and United Nations’ recent joint declaration to launch a regional military strategy against the Lord’s Resistance Army, added to public attention focusing on calls for an escalation of force, we share our local partners' concerns that the response must centre on the protection of civilians. Lessons must be learnt from the past.

Engaging armed groups in peace processes: Burma primer

Jul 2004
This document is intended as a simple overview of Burma, produced for the Accord Programme workshop on ‘Engaging armed groups in peace processes’, London, July 2004.

Can the London conference on Somalia get it right this time?

Feb 2012

Can the London conference on Somalia succeed this time where others have failed? After a year in which large swathes of Somalia have been hit by famine and continued war, and international militarisation has markedly increased, the UK government’s initiative to host an international conference on Somalia on 23 February is welcome. But lessons must be learnt from past mistakes. Ahead of the conference, Mark Bradbury makes the case that support should be given to local Somali-led solutions that promote legitimacy and participation.

Further reading: Accord Armed Groups

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Further reading: Accord Armed Groups

The further reading list contains additional general reading on each of the publication's main themes plus material on conflicts covered in the case studies. 

Key texts and agreements: Accord Armed Groups

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Key texts and agreements: Accord Armed Groups

Some key texts and agreements to accompany Accord issue 16.

Engaging armed groups in peace processes: Lessons for effective third-party practice

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Lessons for effective third-party practice
Fink Haysom sets out a number of considerations for mediators before and during negotiations involving armed groups. He discusses ways to generate momentum and tackle difficult issues, and considers ways to build a party’s capacity to negotiate.

Asymmetries in the peace process: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LTTE advisor Rudrakumaran argues that the international climate in which negotiations take place is biased in favour of states. Anti-terrorist legislation has erected artificial power asymmetries, limiting the LTTE’s involvement in peace talks.

In search of respect at the table

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: In search of respect at the table
Alastair Crooke describes Israel’s and the international community’s lack of responsiveness to various short ceasefires implemented by Palestinian Islamist groups in 2001-03, arguing that without a better understanding of these groups no end to the conflict is in sight.

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