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Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations
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Commentary: Geographic Perspectives on Civil Wars

State Capacity, Scalar Politics, and the Geographic Study of Civil Wars

James A. Tyner Kent State University
,
Stian Rice Kent State University
&
Andrew Shears Kent State University
Pages 481-489 | Published online: 30 Nov 2011

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