“A Force for Good”: Army-Building After War in Liberia

Joyce, Renanah Miles

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“…Risse 2012). This can in turn foster public goods provision and reduce conflict-inducing grievances (Azam 2001; Fjelde and De Soysa, 2009; Justino and Martorano, 2018; Taydas and Peksen, 2012).…”

Section: Building a Theory Of Small Arms Imports And Conflict Riskmentioning

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“…Again, Ghana and Liberia provide illustrative examples with stable development and gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the observed period or, in the case of Liberia, since the end of the conflict in 2003, as a result of general stabilization. Fiscal and economic state capacities are in turn a critical determinant of conflict risk since they raise opportunity costs of conflict and provide financial capabilities to reduce grievances (Collier and Hoeffler, 1998, 2004; Jakobsen et al, 2013; Justino and Martorano, 2018; Ray and Esteban, 2017; Taydas et al, 2010).…”

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Arming for conflict, arming for peace? How small arms imports affect intrastate conflict risk

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2021

Conflict Management and Peace Science

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Although a prevalent technology of conflict, the impact of small arms imports on the risk of intrastate conflict outbreak has not been examined so far. This article argues that small arms not only enhance general military capabilities, but also contribute to state capacities necessary for conflict prevention. These two mechanisms are incorporated in a formal model of power shifts. The derived hypotheses are tested on 146 countries for the period 1993–2014. Using split-population and penalized fixed-effects logit models as innovative estimation methods for rare-events data, small arms imports are found to have no or even a risk-reducing impact.

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Arming for conflict, arming for peace? How small arms imports affect intrastate conflict risk

Mehltretter

2021

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How epidemics affect marginalized communities in war-torn countries: Ebola, securitization, and public opinion about the security forces in Liberia

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2024

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In the Army We Trust: Public Confidence in Global South Militaries

Lotito,

Joyce

2024

Journal of Conflict Resolution

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This article explores the phenomenon of high levels of public trust in the military across the Global South. We extend arguments from the US civil-military relations literature to a broader context and generate testable hypotheses to explain trust in the armed forces driven by the military’s performance and professionalism, and the public’s patriotism and partisanship. Using public opinion survey data from 73 countries between 1995 and 2017, we find broad but nuanced support for the hypotheses. Many determinants of public trust in the military, theorized in the US context, generalize globally: battlefield performance, resources, national pride, and right-wing partisanship all increase trust in the military, while coups and civil wars decrease it. By contrast, the effect of conscription is opposite to that in the United States, with national service providing a trust boost. The study highlights the implications of public trust for civil-military relations, political stability, and governance.

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“A Force for Good”: Army-Building After War in Liberia

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Arming for conflict, arming for peace? How small arms imports affect intrastate conflict risk

Arming for conflict, arming for peace? How small arms imports affect intrastate conflict risk

How epidemics affect marginalized communities in war-torn countries: Ebola, securitization, and public opinion about the security forces in Liberia

In the Army We Trust: Public Confidence in Global South Militaries

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