Regine Schwab
Biographic Data
| ID | 3922418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Regine Schwab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Regine |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwab |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWAB R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peace Research Institute Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8608-8418 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The internationalization of intrastate conflict: A network perspective on empirical evidence and theoretical explanations
The internationalization of intrastate conflicts has become a defining trend in 21st-century organized violence, marked by external actors providing militarily relevant support—such as troops, arms, or intelligence—to domestic warring parties. While research examines various dimensions of this phenomenon, systematic analysis of macro-level trends and their drivers remains limited. This article addresses this gap through three contributions. First…
The Bombing of Hospitals and Rebel Responses in Civil War. Evidence from Syria
Does targeting civilians suppress or intensify insurgent violence? Existing research presents contradictory findings, focusing primarily on direct civilian targeting. We examine how government attacks on civilian infrastructure – specifically medical facilities – affect rebel behavior. We argue that hospital bombings trigger rebel escalation through civilian pressure and reputation-seeking. Analyzing novel data on hospital attacks in northwestern…
Re-examining the State/Non-State Binary in the Study of (Civil) War
One of the fundamental distinctions informing studies on civil war is that between state and non-state actors as parties to an armed conflict. As we argue, however, this binary has recently come under increased scrutiny in light of real-world developments in armed conflicts. The article builds on newer scholarly contributions that have exposed the porous boundaries between state and non-state actors and orders while demonstrating a striking conve…
Politicising the rebel governance paradigm. Critical appraisal and expansion of a research agenda
The introduction to the special issue starts from the observation that the political nature of rebel governance is so far understudied. Moving beyond the functionalism and instrumentalism inherent in parts of the literature, we propose a politicisation of the rebel governance paradigm through a spatial and temporal widening of analytical approaches. To address the methodological localism of existing research, rebel governance should be studied ac…
Escalate or Negotiate? Constraint and Rebel Strategic Choices Towards Rivals in the Syrian Civil War
Theories of interaction among rebel groups in civil wars, like other works in the armed conflict literature, continue to see force as foundational to the trajectory and outcome of conflict. But evidence from inter-rebel conflicts in the Syrian war, which has been one of the major civil wars of our times, shows that military force is not always the preferred tool even in situations where violence is presumably cheap: in conflicts between dominant …
Same Same but Different? Ideological Differentiation and Intra-jihadist Competition in the Syrian Civil War
How do rebel groups survive and thrive in multiparty civil wars where numerous groups not only fight against a common enemy but also compete with each other for support, recruits, and resources? Literature on the internal dynamics of civil wars has mostly focused on violence as the negative side of inter-rebel competition. The aim of this paper is threefold: First, it aims at explaining when armed groups attempt to use ideological differentiation…
Insurgent courts in civil wars: The three pathways of (trans)formation in today's Syria (2012-2017)
As part of research on the meso-foundations of conflict, the field of ‘rebel governance’ examines political institutions that regulate the affairs of civilians in wartime as well as their relations with armed actors. Judicial institutions play an important role in this and research has shown that they are widespread among both historical and current insurgencies. However, usually these bodies have been analysed in the context of one hegemonic fac…
Politicising the rebel governance paradigm. Critical appraisal and expansion of a research agenda
The introduction to the special issue starts from the observation that the political nature of rebel governance is so far understudied. Moving beyond the functionalism and instrumentalism inherent in parts of the literature, we propose a politicisation of the rebel governance paradigm through a spatial and temporal widening of analytical approaches. To address the methodological localism of existing research, rebel governance should be studied ac…
Same Same but Different? Ideological Differentiation and Intra-jihadist Competition in the Syrian Civil War
How do rebel groups survive and thrive in multiparty civil wars where numerous groups not only fight against a common enemy but also compete with each other for support, recruits, and resources? Literature on the internal dynamics of civil wars has mostly focused on violence as the negative side of inter-rebel competition. The aim of this paper is threefold: First, it aims at explaining when armed groups attempt to use ideological differentiation…
Insurgent courts in civil wars: The three pathways of (trans)formation in today's Syria (2012-2017)
As part of research on the meso-foundations of conflict, the field of ‘rebel governance’ examines political institutions that regulate the affairs of civilians in wartime as well as their relations with armed actors. Judicial institutions play an important role in this and research has shown that they are widespread among both historical and current insurgencies. However, usually these bodies have been analysed in the context of one hegemonic fac…
Re-examining the State/Non-State Binary in the Study of (Civil) War
One of the fundamental distinctions informing studies on civil war is that between state and non-state actors as parties to an armed conflict. As we argue, however, this binary has recently come under increased scrutiny in light of real-world developments in armed conflicts. The article builds on newer scholarly contributions that have exposed the porous boundaries between state and non-state actors and orders while demonstrating a striking conve…
Escalate or Negotiate? Constraint and Rebel Strategic Choices Towards Rivals in the Syrian Civil War
Theories of interaction among rebel groups in civil wars, like other works in the armed conflict literature, continue to see force as foundational to the trajectory and outcome of conflict. But evidence from inter-rebel conflicts in the Syrian war, which has been one of the major civil wars of our times, shows that military force is not always the preferred tool even in situations where violence is presumably cheap: in conflicts between dominant …
Insurgent courts in civil wars: The three pathways of (trans)formation in today's Syria (2012-2017)
As part of research on the meso-foundations of conflict, the field of ‘rebel governance’ examines political institutions that regulate the affairs of civilians in wartime as well as their relations with armed actors. Judicial institutions play an important role in this and research has shown that they are widespread among both historical and current insurgencies. However, usually these bodies have been analysed in the context of one hegemonic fac…
Same Same but Different? Ideological Differentiation and Intra-jihadist Competition in the Syrian Civil War
How do rebel groups survive and thrive in multiparty civil wars where numerous groups not only fight against a common enemy but also compete with each other for support, recruits, and resources? Literature on the internal dynamics of civil wars has mostly focused on violence as the negative side of inter-rebel competition. The aim of this paper is threefold: First, it aims at explaining when armed groups attempt to use ideological differentiation…
Re-examining the State/Non-State Binary in the Study of (Civil) War
One of the fundamental distinctions informing studies on civil war is that between state and non-state actors as parties to an armed conflict. As we argue, however, this binary has recently come under increased scrutiny in light of real-world developments in armed conflicts. The article builds on newer scholarly contributions that have exposed the porous boundaries between state and non-state actors and orders while demonstrating a striking conve…
Politicising the rebel governance paradigm. Critical appraisal and expansion of a research agenda
The introduction to the special issue starts from the observation that the political nature of rebel governance is so far understudied. Moving beyond the functionalism and instrumentalism inherent in parts of the literature, we propose a politicisation of the rebel governance paradigm through a spatial and temporal widening of analytical approaches. To address the methodological localism of existing research, rebel governance should be studied ac…
Escalate or Negotiate? Constraint and Rebel Strategic Choices Towards Rivals in the Syrian Civil War
Theories of interaction among rebel groups in civil wars, like other works in the armed conflict literature, continue to see force as foundational to the trajectory and outcome of conflict. But evidence from inter-rebel conflicts in the Syrian war, which has been one of the major civil wars of our times, shows that military force is not always the preferred tool even in situations where violence is presumably cheap: in conflicts between dominant …
The Bombing of Hospitals and Rebel Responses in Civil War. Evidence from Syria
Does targeting civilians suppress or intensify insurgent violence? Existing research presents contradictory findings, focusing primarily on direct civilian targeting. We examine how government attacks on civilian infrastructure – specifically medical facilities – affect rebel behavior. We argue that hospital bombings trigger rebel escalation through civilian pressure and reputation-seeking. Analyzing novel data on hospital attacks in northwestern…
The internationalization of intrastate conflict: A network perspective on empirical evidence and theoretical explanations
The internationalization of intrastate conflicts has become a defining trend in 21st-century organized violence, marked by external actors providing militarily relevant support—such as troops, arms, or intelligence—to domestic warring parties. While research examines various dimensions of this phenomenon, systematic analysis of macro-level trends and their drivers remains limited. This article addresses this gap through three contributions. First…
Political Conflict and Governance (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Spanish Civil War (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (3 works) · Adversary (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)