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Most nations have experienced an internal armed conflict since 1960. Yet while civil war is central to many nations' development, it has stood at the periphery of economics research and teaching. The past decade has witnessed a long overdue explosion of research into war's causes and consequences.
Blattman, Christopher, Miguel, Edward
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Persistence of Civil Wars [PDF]
A notable feature of post–World War II civil wars is their very long average duration. We provide a theory of the persistence of civil wars. The civilian government can successfully defeat rebellious factions only by creating a relatively strong army.
Davide Ticchi+6 more
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The Aftermath of Civil War [PDF]
Using an event-study methodology, this paper analyzes the aftermath of civil war in a cross-section of countries. It focuses on those experiences where the end of conflict marks the beginning of a relatively lasting peace. The paper considers 41 countries involved in internal wars in the period 1960-2003.
Chen, Siyan+2 more
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On the Duration of Civil War [PDF]
This article explores empirically the duration of civil war. It relates the duration of civil war to two alternative models of conflict and culls testable hypotheses from the case study literature on civil war. Using a comprehensive dataset on large-scale violent civil conflicts covering the 1960-2000 period, a wide range of hypotheses are tested by ...
Collier, Paul+2 more
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Democratization and Civil War [PDF]
This article examines the impact of civil war on democratization, particularly focusing on whether civil war provides an opportunity for institutional reform. We investigate the impact of war termination in general, along with prolonged violence, rebel victory and international intervention on democratization.
Armey, Laura E., McNab, Robert M.
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Repression or Civil War? [PDF]
Perhaps the crowning achievement of mature democracies is the peaceful acceptance of the ballot box as the primary instrument for deciding who should hold power in society. We do not have to go far back in the history of most democratic states, however, to find a distinct role for political violence. Moreover, many inhabitants of the globe still remain
Besley, Timothy, Persson, Torsten
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Stabilization and Local Conflicts: Communal and Civil War in South Sudan
Scholars have long argued that local conflicts need to be integrated into the analysis of civil war and peacebuilding. Yet, systematic research of the linkages between communal violence and civil war is sparse.
Jana Krause
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Introduction. The article researches Tonkin – Cochinchina Civil War (in Vietnamese history, also known as Dang Trong – Dang Ngoai War or Trinh – Nguyen War) that took place from the early 17th century to the late 18th century in Vietnam ...
Anh Truong
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Civil War and Intervention in Russia and the Russian North: Current and Debatable Problems
The article is devoted to the analysis of the current position in the history and historiography of the Civil War in Russia and the Russian North in connection with the centenary of these events.
Vladislav Goldin
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Atatürk Dönemi Dış Politikasında Barış İlkesinin Uygulanmasına Bir Örnek: İspanya İç Savaşı
Although many European countries took sides during the Spanish Civil War, Turkey adopted the policy of “non-intervention”. In this context, Turkey forbid selling weapons to the parties in the Civil War and the Turkish civilains to join the war. Although
Gültekin K. BİRLİK
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