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Civil War and State Formation: Exploring Linkages and Potential Causality
[working paper]
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swisspeace - Schweizerische Friedensstiftung
Abstract This working paper offers a perspective on contemporary
debates about state-formation, contributing to
ongoing thinking about the role of conflict and specifically
civil war in the emergence of different kinds of
political orders.
Based on a reconceptualization of the likely nature
of the link... view more
This working paper offers a perspective on contemporary
debates about state-formation, contributing to
ongoing thinking about the role of conflict and specifically
civil war in the emergence of different kinds of
political orders.
Based on a reconceptualization of the likely nature
of the linkages between civil war and political order,
the working paper develops a set of potential causal
pathways linking common conditions of civil war
to likely wartime changes in the political settlement
and state institutions. In doing so, it aims to provide
an organising framework for future research to explore
conditions under which different pathways predominate
and aims to offer an analytical tool to policy makers
and researchers to consider potential impacts and
consequences of violent conflict in contexts of concern.... view less
Keywords
political conflict; institutional change; state formation; violence; civil war; structural violence; political power; causality; political system
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Bern
Page/Pages
36 p.
Series
swisspeace Working Paper, 3/2016
ISBN
978-3-906841-01-4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications