Post-Conflict Referendums and Peace Processes: Pathways to Peace and Democracy?

This book provides a comparative study of the impact of referendums on conflict resolution and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies.

Post-conflict referendums have increasingly been held as part of peace processes. While policy-makers are hopeful that these referendums serve peace and democracy, the burgeoning literature on them has expressed significant reservations about their use, particularly on territorial issues, because referendums do not have mechanisms for compromise. To gauge t...