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Accounting for scale

Measuring geography in quantitative studies of civil war

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ID5914751
AuthorsHalvard Buhaug (0000-0002-6432-5985, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Päivi Lujala (0000-0002-8225-958X, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Year2005
Volume24
Issue4
Pages399-418
Publication date2005-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0962-6298 • E-ISSN: 1873-5096
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.polgeo.2005.01.006
OpenAlexW2086658156
LanguageEN
Citations received127
References cited42

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