Wartime governance and state-building trajectories in post-conflict societies

Patricia Justino

No wp-2022-48, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: To date, there is limited understanding about the consequences of wartime dynamics for post-war state-building processes. This paper explores one such dynamics—the forms of governance exercised by armed groups during wartime—and proposes a theoretical framework outlining how forms of wartime governance affect trajectories of state-building in the aftermath of civil wars. Six possible trajectories are mapped out: stable democracy, weak democracy, stable autocracy, fragmented rule, contested autocracy, and durable disorder.

Keywords: Political violence; War; Conflict; Statebuilding; Peace; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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