Does Development Aid Affect Conflict Ripeness?: The Theory of Ripeness and Its Applicability in the Context of Development Aid

339 Pages·2011·4.58 MB·English

by  Lucie Podszun

Lucie Podszun
Does Development Aid Affect Conflict Ripeness?
VS RESEARCH
Lucie Podszun
Does Development Aid
Affect Conflict Ripeness?
The Theory of Ripeness and
Its Applicability in the Context
of Development Aid
VS RESEARCH
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Acknowledgements

The work at hand was accepted as doctoral thesis by the Johann Wolfgang Goe-
the-Universität zu Frankfurt am Main in spring 2011. I am very grateful to my
Doktorvater Professor Dr. Gunther Hellmann for his support and his detailed and
open feedback, which was both helpful and inspiring at all times.
The entire project would not have been possible if not for the guidance by
Professor I. William Zartman. He not only taught me the skills and knowledge
needed, but also instilled in me the thirst for more academic research in the field
of conflict management while I was his student in Washington D.C. He further
encouraged me to face my research question and became my second supervisor
and advisor throughout the last years. Thank you for your support.
I am indebted to Professor Alan J. Kuperman for opening my mind for con-
flict management.
My special thanks goes to my employer, Booz & Company, for enabling me
to dedicate my time to this research project. Especially my formal and informal
mentors, Dr. Klaus-Peter Gushurst, Dr. Wolfgang Zink, Dr. Rainer Bernnat,
Marcus Bauer and Dr. Joachim Deinlein, supported me and welcomed me back
into the working life after having finished the research. Thank you!
I would like to thank my friends for their individual support; especially Car-
rie Walter, Lisa Overbey, Katharina Ferl, Sean McBroom, Patrick Rohrmeier,
Dr. Till Stenzel and Dr. Michael Wagner for challenging my work and dragging
me out of my ivory tower when needed.
Finally and most importantly, I would like to thank my family and my part-
ner, Jan Bakker, for their love and support.

Lucie Podszun
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................... 7
Table of Contents .................................................................................................. 9
List of Figures ..................................................................................................... 13
List of Tables ...................................................................................................... 15
Acronyms ............................................................................................................ 17
1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 21
1.1 Research Objective ............................................................................... 24
1.2 Approach and Methodology ................................................................. 28
1.3 Structural Overview .............................................................................. 32
2 Development Aid and Ripeness in Context ............................................... 35
2.1 Socio Economic and Political Relevance ............................................. 35
2.1.1 Prevalence of Conflict in Developing Countries ......................... 36
2.1.2 Effects of Conflict on Developing Countries .............................. 37
2.1.3 The Need to Focus on Conflict Resolution Methods .................. 39
2.2 Aid and Conflict in the Academic Literature ........................................ 40
2.2.1 Overall Academic Relevance ...................................................... 40
2.2.2 Academic Exigency of the Research – State of the Art .............. 42
2.2.2.1 General Contextualization in the Field of Conflict
Management ........................................................................ 43
2.2.2.2 The Art of Conflict Resolution ............................................ 48
2.2.2.3 The Timing of Peace Efforts ................................................ 51
2.2.2.4 The Effect and Role of Development Aid in Conflicts ........ 57
2.2.2.5 The Intersection of Aid and Conflict Resolution Efforts ..... 64
2.3 Terminology and Definitions ................................................................ 65
2.3.1 Conflict ....................................................................................... 65
2.3.1.1 Type of Conflict ................................................................... 67
2.3.1.2 Belligerents to Civil War ..................................................... 68
2.3.1.3 Conflict Life-Cycle .............................................................. 69
2.3.1.4 Mediation ............................................................................. 71
2.3.1.5 Third Party/Mediator ........................................................... 71
2.3.1.6 Peace .................................................................................... 72
2.3.2 Development Aid ........................................................................ 73
2.3.2.1 Donors ................................................................................. 74
2.3.2.2 Increase in Development Aid ............................................... 75
2.3.2.3 Neutrality and Impartiality ................................................... 77
2.3.2.4 Unintentional Consequences ................................................ 79

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