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7 - Subnational Units, the Locus of Choice, and Concept Formation

Conceptualizing Civilian Behavior in Contexts of Civil War

from Part III - States and Security

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2019

Agustina Giraudy
Affiliation:
American University, Washington DC
Eduardo Moncada
Affiliation:
Barnard College, Columbia University
Richard Snyder
Affiliation:
Brown University, Rhode Island
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Inside Countries
Subnational Research in Comparative Politics
, pp. 214 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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