| ID | 155679 |
| Title Proper | State capacity, inequality and inter-group violence in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Other Title Information | 1989–2011 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rudolfsen, Ida |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Most studies on internal armed conflict focus on the dyadic interaction between the state and a rebel group, leaving less attention to inter-group fighting. Addressing this gap in the literature, this study argues that the interplay between economic and political inequality and weak state capacity increases the risk of non-state conflict. An empirical analysis of 178 non-state conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1989 and 2011 provides support for the theorized conditional effect, but only for the role of economic inequality. The effect of political exclusion in the context of a weak state is not confirmed, suggesting that such conditions may be more prone to violence of another kind (i.e., mobilization against the state). Overall, these findings highlight the importance of a functioning state for maintaining peaceful inter-group relations, while they also lend support to earlier research that reports divergent effects of economic and political inequalities on civil conflict risk. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 19, No.2; Jun 2017: p.118-145 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol: 19 No 2 |
| Key Words | State capacity ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; Inequality and Inter-Group Violence ; 1989–2011 |