External Intervention, Identity, and Civil War

• Published in: Comparative political studies Vol. 53; no. 14; pp. 2155 - 2182
• Main Authors: Sambanis, Nicholas, Skaperdas, Stergios, Wohlforth, William
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Civil war; Demography; Entrepreneurs; Ethnic differences; Ethnic identity; Ethnic relations; International relations; Intervention; Military intervention; Patrons; Polarization; polarization; civil war; intervention; identity

We examine how external intervention interacts with ethnic polarization to induce rebellion and civil war. Previous literature views polarization as internally produced—the result of demographic characteristics or intergroup differences made salient by ethnic entrepreneurs. We complement these appro...