Geography, rebel capability, and the duration of civil conflict

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 544-569

  Buhaug, Halvard ^a   Gates, Scott ^a,b   Lujala, Päivi ^b  

^a PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OSLO PRIO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Civil war; Disaggregation; Duration; Geography; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949164675     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002709336457     Document Type: Article

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