Leventoğlu, B;
Metternich, NW;
(2018)
Born Weak, Growing Strong: Anti-Government Protests as a Signal of Rebel Strength in the Context of Civil Wars.
American Journal of Political Science
, 62
(3)
pp. 581-596.
10.1111/ajps.12356.
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Abstract
All rebel organizations start weak, but how do they grow and achieve favorable conflict outcomes? We present a theoretical model that allows for rebel organizations to gain support beyond their "core" and build their bargaining power during fighting. We highlight that rebel organizations need to win over crucial parts of society to generate the necessary support that allows them to attain favorable civil conflict outcomes. We find empirical support for the argument that low-income individuals who initially fight the government (rebel organizations) have to convince middle-class individuals to turn out against the government to gain government concessions. Empirically, we demonstrate that government concessions in the form of peace agreements and the onset of negotiations become more likely when protest occurs in the context of civil conflicts.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Born Weak, Growing Strong: Anti-Government Protests as a Signal of Rebel Strength in the Context of Civil Wars |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ajps.12356 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12356 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2018 The Authors. American Journal of Political Science published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society for American Journal of Political Science. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Political Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10047170 |
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