Policymakers and scholars alike have identified spoilers—violent actors who often rise up and attempt to challenge or derail the peace process—as one of the greatest threats to peace.
Andrew G. Reiter is Professor of Politics and International Relations at Mount Holyoke College. He is the coauthor of Transitional Justice in Balance: Comparing Processes, Weighing Efficacy (2010) as well as numerous articles and book chapters on the topics of conflict resolution, post-conflict peacebuilding, and transitional justice.
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1. Introduction: When Peace Begets Violence.- 2. Who Spoils and Why?.- 3. Where Spoiling Occurs.- 4. Termination Spoiling: Sabotage and Obstruction.- 5. Modification Spoiling: Bargaining and Enforcement.- 6. Conclusion: Implications for Theory and Practice.- Appendix A. Civil War Peace Agreements, 1990-2011.- Apendix B. Spoilers