ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the content and implementation of peace agreements intended to resolve civil wars around the world. A parallel decline can be seen in the number of active civil conflicts from 52 in 1992 to 28 in 2003. The content of peace agreements to end civil wars has become more substantive over time, as the purpose of agreements has evolved, within lengthier negotiation processes. Virtually none of the accords negotiated during the 1940s and 1950s contained what could be considered political reforms. The data collection centers around a typology of different types of provisions appearing in the agreements. The structure of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) data allows researchers to study the implementation of peace agreements at several different levels of analysis. Foreign troops supporting the government against the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) were not immediately withdrawn as stipulated by the 1996 peace accord.
