Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Despite considerable research on the relationship between natural resources and civil wars, minimal investigation has been conducted regarding the effects on separatist conflicts. Previous literature in the field has recognized seemingly different effects, but none have focused on these differences. Using 10 cases, this study fills the gap in the research. The observable results support the idea that the potential effects are unique to separatist conflicts and not civil war in general. Such results demonstrate the variety of mechanisms through which a variable can generate observable changes.
Author: W. E. Scott
Institution: Illinois Wesleyan University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1533480078