Under the Sign of Mars: Violence in European Civil Wars, 1917–1949
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DOI: 10.1017/s0960777317000017
Abstract: This article explores the comparative history of violence in European civil wars from 1917 to 1949, beginning with the war in Russia and ending with the one in Greece. Its main goal is to prepare… read more here.
Keywords: violence european; 1917 1949; sign mars; civil wars ... See more keywords
Explaining Violence Against Non-Combatants in Civil War
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592718001731
Abstract: I nquiry into the logic of violence within civil wars is now one of the most theoretically rich fields within political science. The gruesome details of civil war violence have long captivated observers as examples… read more here.
Keywords: violence; civil wars; civil war; war ... See more keywords
Strategic rebels: a spatial econometric approach to rebel fighting durations in civil wars
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DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2020.1737800
Abstract: ABSTRACT Recent research on multi-actor civil wars highlights that rebel organizations condition their conflict behavior on that of other rebel organizations, with competition and free-riding constituting the core theoretical mechanisms. We provide a new actor-centric… read more here.
Keywords: actor; civil wars; rebel; power ... See more keywords
Qui bono? Foreign military, economic, diplomatic interventions, and the termination of civil wars: An integrative approach
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DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2021.1962857
Abstract: What are the effects of foreign interventions in ending civil conflicts, especially when multiple different intervention types are deployed in a given dispute? Research to date has studied the role of third parties exclusively focusing… read more here.
Keywords: military economic; civil wars; intervention types; economic diplomatic ... See more keywords
When to Get Out of the Trench? Using Smart Pressure to Resolve Civil Wars
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DOI: 10.1080/13698249.2017.1342440
Abstract: Abstract This article puts forward a theory of smart pressure, which emphasises that third-party pressure only works if the conflict parties under pressure can agree with the endpoint of this pressure. Hence, a potential mutually… read more here.
Keywords: civil wars; trench using; get trench; smart pressure ... See more keywords
Casualties and Support for Violent Conflict in Civil Wars
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DOI: 10.1080/13698249.2018.1558532
Abstract: ABSTRACT The casualty effect is a widely studied explanation of public support for war in the context of overseas military operations, yet work on the effect of casualties on support for intrastate war is scant.… read more here.
Keywords: support violent; violent conflict; wars casualties; civil wars ... See more keywords
David Armitage’s Civil Wars: A History in Ideas: Enlightenment and after
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DOI: 10.1080/23801883.2019.1651956
Abstract: David Armitage has written another fascinating book and the breadth of learning in evidence, and pertinence of the questions raised for students of history, will inspire awe in every reader. Rather... read more here.
Keywords: civil wars; wars history; history; david armitage ... See more keywords
Mutually Assured Distrust: Ideology and Commitment Problems in Civil Wars
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002720928414
Abstract: Within the study of intrastate armed conflicts, many scholars rely on a bargaining model when explaining why some civil wars are intractable. Primarily, scholars posit that commitment problems represent a key barrier to settling conflicts… read more here.
Keywords: commitment problems; ideology; civil wars; mutually assured ... See more keywords
Rebel Leader Age and the Outcomes of Civil Wars
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DOI: 10.1177/00220027231169260
Abstract: What determines the outcomes of civil wars? Existing literature highlights numerous factors at the systemic, state, and organizational levels of analysis. Yet there is little research on the attributes of rebel leaders in shaping war… read more here.
Keywords: rebel leaders; age; rebel leader; outcomes civil ... See more keywords
IDP resettlement and collective targeting during civil wars
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DOI: 10.1177/0022343318763706
Abstract: Refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) are not always safe where they resettle in ethnic civil wars, in which civilians’ identities overlap with the ethnic profile of armed combatants. This article argues that IDPs are… read more here.
Keywords: collective targeting; targeting civil; resettlement collective; civil wars ... See more keywords
Reputation and the occurrence and success of mediation in civil wars
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DOI: 10.1177/0022343318811430
Abstract: In this article, we argue that because governments fear that accepting mediation and reaching agreements with opponents may signal weakness to other potential challengers, civil war governments tend to resist mediation as a means of… read more here.
Keywords: civil wars; mediation; ethnic groups; reputation occurrence ... See more keywords