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Title [en]
Patrimonialism, Globalisation and Civil Conflict
Abstract [en]
Colonies were generally created without regard for local identities and authority structures. In former colonies therefore the state often lacks legitimacy. Instead rulers base their hold on power on informal networks of personalised relationships where rulers attract political loyalty in exchange for material rewards. If patronage dries up, competing claims to sovereignty often manifest themselves in power struggles that may become violent.

The purpose of this project is to investigate whether external economic factors that influence the supply of rents used to sustain patronage might undermine neo-patrimonial systems, leading to sometimes violent power struggles. Specifically we will investigate whether changes in certain economic factors (foreign aid, external patronage, and commodity prices), structural adjustment programs, and international financial crises might lead to an increased risk of civil conflict and violent coup d’états.

We plan a series of global studies to compare the effects of external economic change on the risk of civil conflict and coup d’états in countries with different systems of governance. We also plan in-depth studies of individual cases to analyse these processes in detail.

Understanding how external economic factors affect the risk of civil conflict and coup d’états in countries with different systems of governance is of some practical importance both for aid agencies and international financial institutions in designing their programs.
Principal InvestigatorÖberg, Magnus
Co-InvestigatorMelander, Erik
Co-InvestigatorFjelde, Hanne
Co-InvestigatorSollenberg, Margareta
Coordinating organisation
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Peace and Conflict Research
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Period
2008-01-01 － 2010-12-31
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
DiVA, id: project:2032

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