The Wartime Ties that Bind: Explaining Post-war Political Outcomes with Rebel Networks Estimated from Biographical Texts

• In Event: Historical Political Economy of Modern China

Brief Overview

This article examines how wartime social networks shape post-war elite dynamics. It develops a method to estimate social networks from historical biographies, and shows post-war leaders adopt a targeted coup-proofing strategy based on wartime ties.

Authors

• Yinxuan Wang, New York University

• Bokai Qi, New York University