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Settling Softly: Ending War and Making Peace in Divided Societies

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  • Mehmet Gurses
  • Ayşe Betül Çelik

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This paper investigates possible sociopolitical reconciliatory mechanisms to garner support for peacemaking in conflict-torn societies. Building on the Kurdish question in Turkey, associated with a four-decade-long armed conflict that has spilled over into neighboring Syria and Iraq, we identify policies and framing that can attract support for a political solution to the conflict. We highlight the need for a sociopolitical reconciliatory approach that addresses both the hopes of the warring minority and the fears of the majority. The results from an original nationwide survey indicate that minority demands can initially be addressed through a ‘soft settlement,’ lying between individual and collective rights. Our results point to the need to relax the concept of negotiated settlement, which has become the most frequent approach to ending internal armed conflicts in the post-Cold War era.

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  • Mehmet Gurses & Ayşe Betül Çelik, 2024. "Settling Softly: Ending War and Making Peace in Divided Societies," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(4), pages 624-651, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:50:y:2024:i:4:p:624-651
    DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2024.2371790
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