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WHEN AND HOW THE FIGHTING STOPS: EXPLAINING THE DURATION AND OUTCOME OF CIVIL WARS

Patrick T. Brandt School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas, Dallas, PO Box 830688, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080‐3021, USA
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T. David Mason Department of Political Science, University of North Texas, PO Box 305340, Denton, TX 76203‐5340, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehmet Gurses Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Social Science 384, Boca Raton, FL 33431‐0991, USA
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Nicolai Petrovsky Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU, UK
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Dagmar Radin Department of Political Science and Public Administration, PO Box PC, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Pages 415-434 | Accepted 25 Oct 2007, Published online: 18 Nov 2008

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