Dynamics and Logics of Civil War
| Autor: | Lars-Erik Cederman, Manuel Vogt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Sociology and Political Science Scope (project management) Civilian casualties 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Civil wars Conflict resolution rebellion bargaining Internal armed conflict war outcomes General Business Management and Accounting 0506 political science Spanish Civil War Empirical research Dynamics (music) Political economy Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Sociology Social science Conceptual category Period (music) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Conflict Resolution, 61 (9) |
| ISSN: | 1552-8766 0022-0027 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0022002717721385 |
| Popis: | This article reviews the literature on civil war. We focus on the most recent period of scholarly activity, beginning in the early 2000s when the publication of prominent quantitative studies triggered a surge in the empirical research of civil war as a well-defined conceptual category. We identify three explanatory logics that have dominated much of this literature and that view civil wars as a consequence of greed, grievances, and opportunities, respectively. We evaluate the arguments and findings of these theoretical approaches with respect to each of the main phases of war: outbreak, wartime dynamics, conflict termination, and postwar recovery. The article concludes by identifying key challenges confronting future civil war research. In particular, we emphasize the continuing need to advance theories that bridge the main explanatory logics as well as the different phases of conflict. Researchers should also pay more attention to defining the appropriate spatiotemporal scope of their studies. |
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