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Persistence of Civil Wars [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009 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.
Acemoglu D, Ticchi D, Vindigni A
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The validity of the environmental Kuznets curve in the presence of long-run civil wars: A case of Afghanistan [PDF]
HeliyonThe war in Afghanistan left significantly negative consequences in all spheres of its society, leading the country to the highest levels of poverty, hunger, and environmental damage.
Mohammad Ajmal Hameed +2 more
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Journal of Economic Literature, 2009 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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Moral Dilemmas in Humanitarian Aid Activities
Nous Academy Journal, 2023 Although humanitarian aid activities aim to relieve suffering and improve the existing situation, in some cases this goodwill can do more harm than good. There are moral dilemmas experienced for various reasons on the basis of this. A humanitarian action
Sedanur Karakoç
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Assessment of the perioperative period in civilians injured in the Syrian Civil War [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015 Background: wars and its challenges have historically afflicted humanity. In Syria, severe injuries occurred due to firearms and explosives used in the war between government forces and civilians for a period of over 2 years.
Sedat Hakimoglu +9 more
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The Aftermath of Civil War [PDF]
The World Bank Economic Review, 2007 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]
Journal of Peace Research, 2001 Abstract 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 ...
Collier, Paul +2 more
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Civil Wars and Their Aftermath
Latin American Research Review, 2020 This essay reviews the following works: Rebelocracy: Social Order in the Colombian Civil War. By Ana Arjona. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. Pp. xxii + 401. $33.99 paperback. ISBN: 9781107571594.
Noam Lupu
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Kentron, 2023 The civil wars of the end of Roman Republic in Lucan’s Pharsalia reveal paroxysmal exactions whose trauma is perceptible as far on citizens’ bodies as on Rome’s one.
Pierre-Alain Caltot
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Middle Eastern Proxy Wars Waged on the Background of Civil Wars
Vojenské rozhledy, 2021 The paper argues that proxy war is an increasingly often used tool in the Middle East, in the already conflicted territories where international involvement is not only enabled, but also attracted and encouraged by the international law for the purpose ...
Mirela Atanasiu
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