title: Path Dependence in Intrastate Conflicts: Resources, Regimes, and Interventions
abstract: This dissertation investigates the patterns of path dependence in intrastate conflicts. It is motivated by three research questions: What factors determine a particular outcome of a civil war? How strong is their impact? What are the causal mechanisms in play? To examine these questions, this study introduces a theory of path dependence to the study of intrastate conflicts that bridges the gap between analyses of the phases of contention. First, it examines the broad understanding of path depend
journal: ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University)