Redefining Ceasefires - Wartime Order and Statebuilding in Syria

Using rare primary sources and interviews with over 80 Syrians and other experts, Marika Sosnowski explores the previously unexamined consequences of ceasefires on wartime order and statebuilding in Syria. From rebel governance to citizen and property rights, Sosnowski shows that the impact of ceasefires goes far beyond temporary halts to violence.

List of contents

1. Beyond violence: towards a more nuanced understanding of ceasefires; 2. Redefining ceasefires in civil war; 3. Ceasefires in the Syrian context; 4. Different types of ceasefires; 5. How ceasefires affect rebel governance; 6. How ceasefires affect citizenship and property rights; 7. How ceasefires affect aspects of the sovereign state; 8. Ceasefires: order amid violence; Appendix 1. List of interviews; Appendix 2. English translation of Homs ceasefire agreement; Appendix 3. English translation of Busra al-Sham ceasefire agreement; Appendix 4. English translation of al-Waer ceasefire agreement.

About the author

Marika Sosnowski is an Australian lawyer, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School and Research Associate with the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg. Her primary research interests are in the fields of critical security studies, local/rebel governance and legal systems. Her geographical area of specialisation is the Middle East, particularly Syria. Her PhD dissertation was awarded the 2020 Syrian Studies Association Dissertation Prize.

Product details

• Authors: Marika Sosnowski
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781009347242
• ISBN: 978-1-009-34724-2
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Syria, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Peacekeeping operations