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Social Revolution, the State, and War

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  • Jeff Carter
  • Michael Bernhard
  • Glenn Palmer

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Democracy has been the primary focus of our efforts to understand the impact of domestic institutions on processes of international conflict. In this article, we examine how a particular nondemocratic regime type, postrevolutionary states, affects military capabilities and war outcomes. Drawing on scholarship that conceptualizes revolutions as a unique class of modernizing events that result in stronger state structures, we argue that postrevolutionary states should be better able to mobilize populations and economic resources for military purposes. Tests performed on a comprehensive sample of twentieth-century states and interstate wars confirm our predictions: postrevolutionary states have larger, better funded militaries and achieve more successful war outcomes.

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  • Jeff Carter & Michael Bernhard & Glenn Palmer, 2012. "Social Revolution, the State, and War," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 56(3), pages 439-466, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:56:y:2012:i:3:p:439-466
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