Restraint or propellant?: Democracy and civilian fatalities in interstate wars

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 872-904

  Downes, Alexander B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civilian casualties; Civilian victimization; Democracy; Mass killing

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148978015     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002707308079     Document Type: Article

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