Extraction and Violent Resistance in the Early Phases of State Building: Quantitative Evidence From the 'Maji Maji' Rebellion, 1905-1907
| Autor: | Alexander De Juan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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colonialism Sociology and Political Science Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Sicherheitspolitik Peace and Conflict Research International Conflicts Security Policy Colonialism Tanzania 060104 history Deutsch-Ostafrika Kolonialherrschaft Kolonialwirtschaft Nationenbildung Steuereinnahmen Rohstoffabbau Gewalttätigkeit Konfliktverlauf Aufstand Revolte Germany empirisch-quantitativ Geschichte 050602 political science & public administration 0601 history and archaeology Sociology Social science Political science quantitative empirical General History empirisch 05 social sciences Tansania 06 humanities and the arts public revenue 0506 political science Staatenbildung ddc:900 state formation Krieg allgemeine Geschichte Steuerpolitik Qualitative evidence Politikwissenschaft resistance movement öffentliche Einnahmen Extraction (military) war Deutschland Ostafrika Widerstandsbewegung tax policy regional history State-building East Africa Kolonialismus Political economy ddc:320 Landesgeschichte empirical Resistance (creativity) |
| Zdroj: | Comparative political studies |
| Popis: | Does extraction increase the likelihood of antistate violence in the early phases of state-building processes? Although research has focused on the impacts of war on state building, the potential “war-making effects” of extraction have largely been neglected. The article provides the first quantitative analysis of these effects in the context of colonial state building. It focuses on the “Maji Maji” rebellion (1905-1907), the most substantial incidence of anticolonial violence in Eastern Africa. Analyses based on a new historical data set confirm the correlation between extraction and resistance. More importantly, they reveal that distinct strategies of extraction produced distinct outcomes. Although the intensification of extraction in state-held areas created grievances among the population, it did not drive the rebellion. Rather, the results indicate that the expansion of extractive authority threatened the interests of local elites and provoked effective resistance. This finding provides insights into the mechanisms driving the “extraction–coercion cycle” of state building. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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