Author : Joseph K. Young
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (256 download)
Book Synopsis Repression, Dissent, and the Onset of Civil War by : Joseph K. Young
Download or read book Repression, Dissent, and the Onset of Civil War written by Joseph K. Young and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After explicating the theory and discussing concepts, I empirically evaluate the hypotheses implied by these arguments using a large cross-national dataset including a global sample from 1975 to 1999. I utilize structural equation modeling as well as two-stage procedures to estimate the direct and indirect effects of variables outlined in the theory. Using a novel approach to reducing bias in my data, time-dependent propensity score matching, I isolate the causal effects of repression on a state's likelihood of experiencing civil war. I then extend the insights of the model to other forms of political violence including interstate conflict and insurgency and offer hypotheses relating to current debates over counterinsurgency policy and the relationship between state making and interstate war.