Greed, Grievance, and Mobilization in Civil Wars

Greed, grievances, and mobilization are generally offered as explanations for rebellion and civil war. The authors extend arguments about the precursors to nonviolent protest, violent rebellion, and civil war. These arguments motivate a series of hypotheses that are tested against data from the Mino...

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Published in:The Journal of conflict resolution 2005-06, Vol.49 (3), p.319-336
Main Authors: Regan, Patrick M., Norton, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen grievances
Civil War
Civil wars
Collective action
Conflict
Conflict resolution
Correlation analysis
Economic activity
Evidence
Grievances
Group Behavior
Hypotheses
Inequality
Inferences
Leadership
Military Personnel
Mobilization
Motivation
Nonviolent protests
Political Issues
Political protests
Political violence
Protest Movements
Public policy
Rebellion
Rebellions
Relative deprivation
Repression
Research Design
Social unrest
Soldiers
Studies
Violence
War
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Summary:Greed, grievances, and mobilization are generally offered as explanations for rebellion and civil war. The authors extend arguments about the precursors to nonviolent protest, violent rebellion, and civil war. These arguments motivate a series of hypotheses that are tested against data from the Minorities at Risk project. The results of the analysis suggest, first, that the factors that predict antistate activity at one level of violence do not always hold at other levels; second, the response by the state has a large impact on the subsequent behavior of the rebels; and third, the popular notion of diamonds fueling civil unrest is generally not supported. The authors draw inferences from their results to future theoretical and policy development.
ISSN:0022-0027
1552-8766
DOI:10.1177/0022002704273441