Reputation and Civil War : Why Separatist Conflicts Are So Violent.

Attempts to resolve why self-determination disputes between governments and ethnic minorities so often result in civil war.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walter, Barbara F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780511640032
051164003X
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Maps; Acknowledgements; Part I Theory; 1 Introduction; 2 Reputation building and self-determination movements; Part II Empirical tests; 3 An experimental study of reputation building and deterrence; 4 Government responses to self-determination movements; 5 Ethnic groups and the decision to seek self-determination; Part III Case studies; Case selection; 6 Indonesia: many ethnic groups, few demands; 7 The Philippines: few ethnic groups, many demands; Part IV Conclusions.
  • 8 Reputation building and deterrence in civil warsAppendix 1: Instructional materials for subjects; Experiment instructions; Basic features of the experiment; Details of the experiment design; Appendix 2: Coding rules and sources for Chapter 4; Dependent variable; Independent variables; Appendix 3: Coding rules and sources for Chapter 5; Dependent variables; Independent Variables; References; Index.