Militarization, factionalism and political transitions: an inquiry into the causes of state collapse

Militarization, factionalism and political transitions: an inquiry into the causes of state collapse

Why do some fragile states collapse while others do not? This article presents results from a comparative analysis of the causes of state collapse. Using a dataset of 15 cases of state collapse between 1960 and 2007, we conduct both synchronic and diachronic comparisons with two different control gr...

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