Body and soul : governmental and communal attributes of state vulnerability to violent strife /
Meirav Mishali-Ram.
- 2014
Uses data from 1385 intrastate conflicts in 116 countries betweeen 1995 and 2006 to study the "effectiveness and legitimacy of [a state's] politicial institutions" compared with "its communal traits and cohesion" in relation to internal conflicts at varying levels of intensity. This study is of particular relevance as central state authority declines.