The Political Economy and Complex Interdependency of the War System in Syria

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ID12610770
AuthorsNazih Richani (Kean University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume18
Issue1
Pages45-68
Publication date2016-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCivil Wars (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-8249 • E-ISSN: 1743-968X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13698249.2016.1144495
OpenAlexW2327396705
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Duration of civil wars has been an elusive area of study particularly because of the tedious task of disentangling the interplay of actors’ agencies, incentives' structures and constraints. This article tackles Syria’s civil war that has completed its fifth year with little hope for an end any time soon. I examine a plausible cause leading to its protraction. Namely the formation of a war system, which made the costs of war less than the expected risks of peace giving the local, regional and international actors that are shouldering the costs. The war system approach combines class analysis with system-structural analysis capturing nuances and dynamics of conflict. This article is based in part based on primary sources collected by author in the Summers of 2014 and 2015 in Lebanon

Economics · Economy · Incentive · Interdependence · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Spanish Civil War · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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