Guerrilla Warfare and Post-war Party Building in Revolutionary Regimes: Theory and Evidence from China

• In Event: Conflict and Memories: Comparative Evidence on Victimization and Political Outcomes

Brief Overview

This study investigates the Chinese Communist Party’s state-building experience to show how guerilla presence hinders post-war party-building by fostering local elites with informal social networks over formal state structures.

Author

• Kaixiao Liu, Harvard University