Where do we go from here? Conceptual, theoretical, and methodological gaps in the large-N civil war research program

International Studies Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-98

  Florea, Adrian ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH PROGRAM; THEORY;

EID: 84859074235     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2012.01102.x     Document Type: Review

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