Determinants of State Strength and Capacity

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4 - Determinants of State Strength and Capacity

Understanding Citizen Allegiance

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2019

Juan Albarracín and

Sarah Zukerman Daly

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James Meernik ,

Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt and

Mauricio Uribe-López

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James Meernik: Affiliation:
University of North Texas
Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt: Affiliation:
University of North Texas
Mauricio Uribe-López: Affiliation:
EAFIT University (Medelin, Coloumbia)

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At the end of civil wars, sovereignty is often divided, resting both with the state and with nonstate actors. Territories and populations are carved up and the government does not enjoy the allegiance of all of its citizens. Its use of violence and repression against sectors of society strips it of its legitimacy, and subsets of the population may have little trust in the state. When, during the conflict, the state ceases to protect all of its citizens and provide them public goods, it breaks its social contract with its people and leaves a vacancy for “rebel governments” to fill.1

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Information: As War Ends
What Colombia Can Tell Us About the Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice
, pp. 91 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614856.005 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2019

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