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Accounting for the Unaccounted: Weak-Actor Social Structure in Asymmetric Wars
- Source :
- International Studies Quarterly. Sept, 2007, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p583, 24 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2478.2007.00465.x Byline: Michael G. Findley (*), Scott Edwards ([dagger]) Abstract: This paper addresses a puzzle of how conflicts characterized by significant power asymmetries often play out much differently than dominant powers expect. We adapt the notions of institutionalized peace and riot systems from the literature on ethnic violence to identify ways in which social institutions attenuate collective action dilemmas, thereby increasing capability for a less-powerful group. Dominant groups often miscalculate the true nature of capability relationships by failing to account for these group-specific institutions that operate in the face of exogenous threats. We illustrate our model with two episodes of Chechen mobilization in the 1990s. Author Affiliation: (*)Brigham Young University ([dagger])University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Subjects :
- Accounting
International relations
Political science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00208833
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- International Studies Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.167609196