(Paperback)

Proscribing peace shows how the listing of armed groups as terrorists has made pre-negotiations harder and more prolonged. Drawing on fieldwork in Colombia during the negotiation with the FARC, Sophie Haspeslagh introduces the concept of linguistic ceasefire which becomes a central pre-condition for the initiation of a peace process.

(Hardback)

Proscribing peace shows how the listing of armed groups as terrorists has made pre-negotiations harder and more prolonged. Drawing on fieldwork in Colombia during the negotiation with the FARC, Sophie Haspeslagh introduces the concept of linguistic ceasefire which becomes a central pre-condition for the initiation of a peace process.