Introducing a new dataset on leadership change in rebel groups, 1946-2010

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ID3915902
AutoresCarmela Lutmar (0009-0000-6769-8106, University of Haifa), Lesley G Terris (Reichman University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen56
Número2
Páginas306-315
Fecha de publicación2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022343318802979
OpenAlexW2904760755
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas42

Leaders and leadership changes are found to influence states' foreign policy decisions, in particular with respect to war and peace between states. Although this issue is also addressed in the qualitative literature on intrastate wars, the influence of leadership turnovers in civil war has received limited systematic attention. One reason for this is the scarcity of quantitative data on rebel group leaderships. To fill this gap, we present a comprehensive dataset on leadership changes in rebel groups, 1946-2010, organized by rebel-month. The effects of leadership changes among parties engaged in civil war are argued to be more complex than those found in interstate disputes. In this article we present our theoretical argument followed by presentation of the variables in the dataset and descriptive statistics. To demonstrate the potential research value of the dataset we examine the impact of leader shifts on civil war settlement in Africa. We conclude with avenues for future research which might benefit from this dataset

Argument (complex analysis) · Economics · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scarcity · Settlement (finance) · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Value (mathematics) · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence