Effects of Rebel Parties on Governance, Democracy and Stability after Civil Wars

John Ishiyama is a University Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas, USA. Gyda M. Sindre is an Associate Professor in International Politics at the University of York, UK.

• 1. Introduction: Rebel group inclusion and post-war democratisation Part 1: Rebel group inclusion and good governance 2. The Effects of Rebel Parties on Governance: Organizational Endowments, Ideology, and Governance after Civil Wars End 3. Dynamics of post-rebel party governance in Aceh and East Timor: Balancing patronage politics and popular democracy 4. From ‘Rebel Justice’ to the ‘Rule-of-Law’: The cases of Hamas and Hezbollah 5. The Struggle for Political Stability and Governance in Northern Ireland after the Peace Process: The role of Sinn Féin and the IRA 6. The KLA successor parties and the spoils of peace in Kosovo Part 2: Rebel group inclusion and democracy 7. How does the inclusion of post-rebel parties shape democracy? Parties, elections and peace in Mozambique, 1992-2018 8. The Political Integration of Islamist Armed Groups: A Viable Path to Peace and Democracy? 9. Adapting too well? Rebel reconversion and democratization in El Salvador 10. Post-War Ruling Parties and their Youth Wings: How Old Rebels handle the African Millennials 11. Rebel Participation and Political Transition in Post-War Sri Lanka Part 3: Rebel group inclusion and political stability 12. Political Parties in De Facto States: Links with External Patrons 13. The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front: Coalition Dynamics and Post-War Politics 14. Contingency, Inclusion, and Democracy: A Critical Analysis of Jamyat-e- Islami in the Afghan State Building Process 15. Virtual Politics, post-Islamism and authoritarian Inertia in post-conflict Tajikistan 16. Conclusion: Towards a theory of rebel group inclusion and democratisation