Rebel Cooperation Revisited: the Impact of Shared Long-term Goals in Fragmented Movements

• In Event: Civil Wars and Rebel Tactics

Brief Overview

Does the time horizon of shared goals among the rebels matter for inter-rebel cooperation? We use an original individual-level network dataset of rebel elites and argue that rebels are more likely to prioritize short-term goals over long-term ones.

Authors

• Ubeydullah Ademi, Northwestern University

• Basak Taraktas, Bogazici University