A Plague of Initials: Fragmentation, Cohesion, and Infighting in Civil Wars
A Plague of Initials: Fragmentation, Cohesion, and Infighting in Civil Wars
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DOI：
10.1017/s1537592712000667
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Seymour, Lee J. M.
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作者：
Bakke, Kristin M.;Cunningham, Kathleen Gallagher;Seymour, Lee J. M.
我们如何概念化内部分裂运动的分裂？碎片化的变化如何影响内斗的概率和模式？非国家团体的内部政治越来越受到关注，最近的研究表明，凝聚力和分裂的重要性，了解冲突的动态。然而，关于如何将碎片化概念化，这一概念是本议程的核心，作者使用不同的定义和衡量标准。在本文中，我们沿着沿着三个构成维度概念化碎片化：运动中的组织数量;这些组织之间的制度化程度;以及它们之间的权力分配。然后，我们将展示这些维度的变化如何解释重要冲突过程中的变化，重点是内斗。
How do we conceptualize the fragmentation of internally divided movements? And how does variation in fragmentation affect the probability and patterns of infighting? The internal politics of non-state groups have received increasing attention, with recent research demonstrating the importance of cohesion and fragmentation for understanding conflict dynamics. Yet there is little consensus on how to conceptualize fragmentation, the concept at the center of this agenda, with authors using different definitions and measures. In this paper we conceptualize fragmentation along three constitutive dimensions: the number of organizations in the movement; the degree of institutionalization across these organizations; and the distribution of power among them. We then show how variation across these dimensions can explain variation in important conflict processes, focusing on infighting.