The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia

The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia

When considering both the economic and military dimensions of civil war it is clear that the violence of belligerents has the dual instrumental function of extracting resources and increasing control. Recently developed datasets of geo-localized violent events—such as the ACLED or the SCAD database—...

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Main Author: Philippe Dufort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2014-08-01
Series:Colombia Internacional
Subjects:
Political economy of civil wars
microdynamics of civil wars
armed actors
warfare
quantitative studies
counter-insurgency
Online Access:http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/9178/index.php?id=9178
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spelling doaj-f878833fcef04b09838d62983d581b702020-11-24T21:06:01ZengUniversidad de los AndesColombia Internacional0121-56121900-60042014-08-018120523510.7440/colombiaint81.2014.07The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of ColombiaPhilippe Dufort0University of Cambridge (Reino Unido)When considering both the economic and military dimensions of civil war it is clear that the violence of belligerents has the dual instrumental function of extracting resources and increasing control. Recently developed datasets of geo-localized violent events—such as the ACLED or the SCAD database—open new pathways for explaining strategic dynamics within conflicts. This article underlines how this task can be achieved through qualitative analyses of patterns in belligerents' modes of operation and statistical analyses of violent incidents and macro-economic variables.http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/9178/index.php?id=9178Political economy of civil warsmicrodynamics of civil warsarmed actorswarfarequantitative studiescounter-insurgency
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Colombia Internacional
Political economy of civil wars
microdynamics of civil wars
armed actors
warfare
quantitative studies
counter-insurgency
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title The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia
title_short The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia
title_full The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia
title_fullStr The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia
title_full_unstemmed The Dual Function of Violence in Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia
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description When considering both the economic and military dimensions of civil war it is clear that the violence of belligerents has the dual instrumental function of extracting resources and increasing control. Recently developed datasets of geo-localized violent events—such as the ACLED or the SCAD database—open new pathways for explaining strategic dynamics within conflicts. This article underlines how this task can be achieved through qualitative analyses of patterns in belligerents' modes of operation and statistical analyses of violent incidents and macro-economic variables.
topic Political economy of civil wars
microdynamics of civil wars
armed actors
warfare
quantitative studies
counter-insurgency
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