TY - JOUR
T1 - Civil wars and contemporary state building
T2 - Rebellion, conflict duration, and lootable resources
AU - Sobek, David
AU - Thies, Cameron
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/1/2
Y1 - 2015/1/2
N2 - Regardless of the outcome, civil wars are destructive events. They not only devastate the physical and human capital of a society, but also have a direct effect on state capacity. The capacity of the state is critical as it attempts to rebuild society and minimize the risk of a new civil conflict; yet, it is still not clear how civil war precisely affects state capacity. In general, we argue that incumbent victors are more likely to end with a stronger state when the conflict is short and the victory is decisive. In contrast, rebel victors require more time to build their internal capacity and thus have stronger states after a longer conflict, especially when they had access to lootable resources.
AB - Regardless of the outcome, civil wars are destructive events. They not only devastate the physical and human capital of a society, but also have a direct effect on state capacity. The capacity of the state is critical as it attempts to rebuild society and minimize the risk of a new civil conflict; yet, it is still not clear how civil war precisely affects state capacity. In general, we argue that incumbent victors are more likely to end with a stronger state when the conflict is short and the victory is decisive. In contrast, rebel victors require more time to build their internal capacity and thus have stronger states after a longer conflict, especially when they had access to lootable resources.
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U2 - 10.1080/13698249.2015.1059568
DO - 10.1080/13698249.2015.1059568
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941655088
VL - 17
SP - 51
EP - 69
JO - Civil Wars
JF - Civil Wars
SN - 1369-8249
IS - 1
ER -