Building Reputation: State-Sponsored Rebellions and Transnational Identities

Marion Mercier, Arthur Silve and Benjamin Tremblay-Auger ()
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Benjamin Tremblay-Auger: IRES, Argyros College of Business, Chapman University

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Abstract: States sometimes back rebellions abroad to signal resolve. We study this reputationbuilding logic in international relations, focusing on co-ethnic links between countries as an objective source of variation in a state’s incentives to demonstrate resolve. We formally derive two interconnected predictions from the mechanism: (a) a state is more likely to endorse the uprising of a foreign group when facing a larger audience, resulting in (b) greater political inclusion for the group. We build a comprehensive panel dataset of co-ethnic rebellion sponsorship, and find evidence consistent with both predictions.

Keywords: reputation; internationalized civil war (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 F51 N40 P48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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