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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philippe Dufort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2014-08-01
Series:Colombia Internacional
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Online Access:http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/9178/index.php?id=9178