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From Rebelling to Ruling: Insurgent Victory and State Capture in Africa.
- Source :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism; 2024, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p476-501, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Political order following rebel victory in civil wars has seen remarkable variation. While some rebellions transform their victories into durable regimes, others do not. This article develops a typological framework to assess the ability, and inability, of victorious rebellions to capture the state after overthrowing incumbents, with a focus on Africa. We argue that these outcomes - state capture, failed state capture, or mixed - depend on two key dimensions of political and military centralization before victory: (1) the distribution of power between rebel organizations participating in the civil war and (2) the communal structure within them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CIVIL war
INCUMBENCY (Public officers)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1057610X
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177552695
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1980978