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Abstract
In this contribution I would like to focus on the four countries in South Asia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as a region of conflicts, ask questions about the specific conflict constellations existing in the region and by applying indicator oriented empirical research to the four countries I try to explain the political confrontations occurring during the period between 1945 and 2002. This article is structured according to the following logic: First of all, the structural reality of a country’s endangerment/insecurity and support/security as well as - deduced from this - its ability to resolve conflicts are operationalized and put into measurable quantities. In this way we identify the regime’s political management capabilities and, independent of the measurements mentioned before, its character. Then, the variable ‘conflict’, which is to be explained, is presented and the modality of resolving conflicts is considered. Finally, an index of resolution is calculated that shows which states and which regimes can or could respectively best deal with conflicts. At the same time, the index serves to identify specifically endangered states and through pointing out the supporting factors to discuss the possibilities of non-violent ways to resolve conflicts.
Document type: | Working paper |
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Series Name: | Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics |
Volume: | 12 |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2003 13:55 |
Date: | 2002 |
ISSN: | 1617-5069 |
Faculties / Institutes: | Service facilities > South Asia Institute (SAI) Service facilities > Südasien (Sondersammelgebiet) |
DDC-classification: | 320 Political science |
Controlled Keywords: | Südasien, Konfliktforschung, Internationale Politik, Empirische Forschung, Innenpolitik |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | South Asia , Conflict , International Relations , Domestic Politics , Measuring Conflicts |