Research Data for: Insurgency and Ivory: The Territorial Origins of Illicit Resource Extraction in Civil Conflicts
Felix Haaß
Research Data for: Insurgency and Ivory: The Territorial Origins of Illicit Resource Extraction in Civil Conflicts
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Research Data for Article: Haass, Felix (2020), Insurgency and Ivory: The Territorial Origins of Illicit Resource Extraction in Civil Conflicts, in: Comparative Political Studies, 1-35, https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414020957682.
The presence of natural resources makes civil conflicts more likely to erupt, last longer, and more difficult to end. Yet rebels do not always exploit resources wherever they are present. Why? The author argues that rebels extract more resources when they compete with governments over territorial authority.
