Antigovernment networks in civil conflicts : how network structures affect conflictual behavior

Metternich, Nils W. and Dorff, Cassy and Gallop, Max and Weschle, Simon and Ward, Michael D. (2013) Antigovernment networks in civil conflicts : how network structures affect conflictual behavior. American Journal of Political Science, 57 (4). pp. 892-911. ISSN 0092-5853 (https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12039)

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Abstract

In this article, we combine a game-theoretic treatment of public goods provision in networks with a statistical network analysis to show that fragmented opposition network structures lead to an increase in conflictual actions. Current literature concentrates on the dyadic relationship between the government and potential challengers. We shift the focus toward exploring how network structures affect the strategic behavior of political actors. We derive and examine testable hypotheses and use latent space analysis to infer actors’ positions vis-à-vis each other in the network. Network structure is examined and used to test our hypotheses with data on conflicts in Thailand from 2001 to 2010. We show the influential role of network structure in generating conflictual behavior.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:57394
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 October 2013
    Published
    28 May 2013
    Published Online
    4 February 2013
    Accepted
    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Metternich, N. W., Dorff, C., Gallop, M., Weschle, S., & Ward, M. D. (2013). Antigovernment networks in civil conflicts: how network structures affect conflictual behavior. American Journal of Political Science, 57(4), 892-911. which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12039. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
    Subjects:Political Science
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:12 Aug 2016 13:48
    Last modified:08 Apr 2024 23:10
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57394
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