State Power and Its Implications for Civil War Colombia Export

@article{citeulike:4454389, abstract = {The following article examines the relationship between state power and civil war in Colombia. It presents three key findings. First, state weakness has provided armed groups with the political opportunity for rebellion. In this respect, most rebel consolidation takes place in areas of Colombia that lack a strong state presence. Second, the growth and evolution of Colombia's armed groups are directly related to their ability to loot exportable natural resource commodities. In stateless areas of Colombia, rebel consolidation tends to take place in areas where the drug trade is also present. Third, the conditions of civil war have led insurgent groups to mimic some of the basic functions and attributes of statehood. Colombia's conflict is more than just a manifestation of popular frustration; indeed, this article shows that civil war is also a form of state-building.}, author = {Mcdougall, Alex}, citeulike-article-id = {4454389}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576100902743815}, doi = {10.1080/10576100902743815}, journal = {Studies in Conflict \& Terrorism}, keywords = {colombia}, number = {4}, pages = {322--345}, posted-at = {2009-05-03 14:51:17}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {State Power and Its Implications for Civil War Colombia}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576100902743815}, volume = {32}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4454389 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4454389 N2 - The following article examines the relationship between state power and civil war in Colombia. It presents three key findings. First, state weakness has provided armed groups with the political opportunity for rebellion. In this respect, most rebel consolidation takes place in areas of Colombia that lack a strong state presence. Second, the growth and evolution of Colombia's armed groups are directly related to their ability to loot exportable natural resource commodities. In stateless areas of Colombia, rebel consolidation tends to take place in areas where the drug trade is also present. Third, the conditions of civil war have led insurgent groups to mimic some of the basic functions and attributes of statehood. Colombia's conflict is more than just a manifestation of popular frustration; indeed, this article shows that civil war is also a form of state-building. IS - 4 JF - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism EP - 345 TI - State Power and Its Implications for Civil War Colombia PB - Routledge VL - 32 SP - 322 KW - colombia AU - Mcdougall, Alex PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576100902743815 ER -