Behind enemy lines: State-insurgent cooperation on rebel governance in Côte d’Ivoire and Sri Lanka

Figures & data

Table 1. Wartime governance in Côte d’Ivoire and Sri Lanka.

	Côte d’Ivoire	Sri Lanka
Time frame	2002–2011	1976–2009
Technology of rebellion	Conventional warfare	Conventional warfare (1990–2009); guerrilla warfare (1976–1990)
Insurgent political objectives	Centre-seeking	Secessionist
UN peacekeeping presence	Yes (2003–2011)	No (but Indian Peacekeeping Forces (IPKF) 1987–1990)
Conflict intensity	930 deaths (93/year)	60,663 deaths (3,033/year)^50
Ceasefire arrangement	Yes (after 2003)	Yes, 2002–2006

Figure 1. Wartime governance protests in Côte d’Ivoire, 2002–2009.

Table 2. Summary of the findings.

	Côte d’Ivoire	Sri Lanka
State-insurgent cooperation	Active	Active
Civilian expectations for wartime governance	High	High
State-rebel constituency overlap	Yes	No
Civil society involvement	Yes	Yes
Legitimacy-seeking rebels	Yes	Yes