Rebel Capability and Civil War Severity

• Other Authors: Taylor, Joshua James (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: International relations
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2015fall_Taylor_fsu_0071N_12819

What makes some conflicts more severe than others? This paper examines this question first by discussing what "severity" actually means. Then, the paper argues that rebel groups are stronger when they have access to lootable resources. When rebel groups are stronger, civil conflicts should tend to be bloodier. To examine this argument, this paper employs Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression and discusses the results. The results here show strong support for the argument made in this paper. === A Thesis submitted to the Department of Political Science in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science. === Fall Semester 2015. === July 17, 2015. === civil war, rebel capability, severity === Includes bibliographical references. === Sean Ehrlich, Professor Directing Thesis; Mark Souva, Committee Member; Dale Smith, Committee Member.