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Combining Civil and Interstate Wars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2013

David E. Cunningham  and
Douglas Lemke
David E. Cunningham
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park, and Peace Research Institute Oslo. E-mail: dacunnin@umd.edu
Douglas Lemke
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University, University Park. E-mail: dwl14@psu.edu
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Abstract

Quantitative studies of conflict analyze either civil or interstate war. While there may be observable differences between civil and interstate wars, theories of conflict focus on phenomena—such as information asymmetries, commitment problems, and issue divisibility—that should explain both conflicts within and between states. In analyses of conflict onset, duration, and outcome combining civil and interstate wars, we find most variables have similar effects on both “types” of war. We thus question whether there is any justification for separate study of war types.

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International Organization , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , July 2013 , pp. 609 - 627
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 2013 

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