When state capacity dissolves: Explaining variation in violent conflict and conflict moderation

When state capacity dissolves, we ordinarily assume that violent conflict will break out, and then spiral toward a high degree of intensity. However, this is not always the case. Rather, on occasion, states suffer a sharp and severe loss of capacity, but little or no collective violence follows. And...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gledhill, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017