Political Devolution and Resistance to Foreign Rule
A Natural Experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3603976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Ferwerda (0000-0002-5066-4935, corresponding author), Nicholas L Miller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 642-660 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055414000240 |
| OpenAlex | W3124381956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 49 |
Do foreign occupiers face less resistance when they increase the level of native governing authority? Although this is a central question within the literature on foreign occupation and insurgency, it is difficult to answer because the relationship between resistance and political devolution is typically endogenous. To address this issue, we identify a natural experiment based on the locally arbitrary assignment of French municipalities into German or Vichy-governed zones during World War II. Using a regression discontinuity design, we conclude that devolving governing authority significantly lowered levels of resistance. We argue that this effect is driven by a process of political cooptation: domestic groups that were granted governing authority were less likely to engage in resistance activity, while violent resistance was heightened in regions dominated by groups excluded from the governing regime. This finding stands in contrast to work that primarily emphasizes structural factors or nationalist motivations for resistance
Development economics · Devolution (biology · Economics · Geography · German · Insurgency · Nationalism · Natural (archaeology · Natural experiment · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regression discontinuity design · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 2,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |