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Geography of Insurgent Organization and its Consequences for Ci: evidence from Liberia and Sierra Leone / Johnston, Patrick

Johnston, Patrick	Journal Article
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2008.

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This article investigates the determinants of armed group organization and the downstream effects of organization on civil wars. It demonstrates that the interaction between geographical and technological factors influences the types of hierarchical organizations that armed groups develop. It then argues that variations in the types of hierarchies developed by armed groups have important consequences for principal-agent relations, which in turn affect groups' overall level of military effectiveness. Using evidence from field research conducted in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the model's plausibility is examined in comparative case studies of four armed groups that fought in those countries from 1989-2003

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Insurgency ; Sierra Leone ; Liberia ; Civil War

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Negotiated Settlements and Government Strategy in Civil War: Evidence from Darfur / Johnston, Patrick

Johnston, Patrick	Journal Article
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2007.

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This article examines how governments can use peace processes to advance their political interests and improve their prospects for future counterinsurgency operations. It argues that governments devise strategies to co-opt rebel factions in negotiated settlements, conditional on their support in counterinsurgency and intelligence provision against non-signatory factions. By dividing and weakening non-signatory factions, this strategy allows governments simultaneously to preserve their international reputation by cooperating in peace processes and to enhance their relative capabilities in future rounds of counterinsurgency. A detailed case study of the Sudanese government's strategy in the Darfur civil war demonstrates the argument's plausibility

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Counter Insurgency ; Government ; Negotiation ; Darfur ; Civil War

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