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ID121118
Title ProperTechnology and collective action
Other Title Informationthe effect of Cell Phone coverage on political violence in Africa
LanguageENG
AuthorPierskalla, Jan H ;  Hollenbach, Florian M
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)The spread of cell phone technology across Africa has transforming effects on the economic and political sphere of the continent. In this paper, we investigate the impact of cell phone technology on violent collective action. We contend that the availability of cell phones as a communication technology allows political groups to overcome collective action problems more easily and improve in-group cooperation, and coordination. Utilizing novel, spatially disaggregated data on cell phone coverage and the location of organized violent events in Africa, we are able to show that the availability of cell phone coverage significantly and substantially increases the probability of violent conflict. Our findings hold across numerous different model specifications and robustness checks, including cross-sectional models, instrumental variable techniques, and panel data methods.
`In' analytical NoteAmerican Political Science Review Vol. 107, No.2; May 2013: p.207-224
Journal SourceAmerican Political Science Review Vol. 107, No.2; May 2013: p.207-224
Key WordsAfrica ;  Cell Phone Technology ;  Violent Collective Action ;  Communication Technology