State-Sponsored Mass Murder
The Onset and Severity of Genocides and Politicides
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Krain (0000-0002-2016-8092, Indiana University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-360 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002797041003001 |
| OpenAlex | W2009166421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 188 |
| References cited | 54 |
The author argues that openings in the political opportunity structure, rather than the levels of concentration of power, best predict the onset of genocides or politicides and which states will engage in the most severe state-sponsored mass murder. These and other hypotheses are tested. Analysis of logit models reveals that civil war involvement is the most consistent predictor of the onset of genocides or politicides, and other political opportunity structure variables have some effects, especially when in combination with at least one of the other political opportunity structure variables. Analysis of negative binomial event-count models also reveals that political opportunity structure variables best account for the degree of severity of a given genocide or politicide. In sum, openings in the political opportunity structure are more important in understanding what affects the onset and degree of severity of genocides and politicides than other more static variables
Econometrics · Economics · Genocide · Logistic regression · Logit · Negative binomial distribution · Political opportunity · Political science · Political structure · Politics · Power (physics · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · Statistics · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Mathematics · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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