From Service Provision to Conflict Termination: How Fragile and Conflict-Affected States Leverage Vaccinations to Increase State Legitimacy and End Civil War

• In Event: Peacemaking and Peacekeeping

Brief Overview

Vaccination campaigns help fragile states build legitimacy and end conflict. Using global data (1980–2022), this study shows that even limited-capacity health provision can strengthen state authority and promote civil war termination.

Author

• Britt Koehnlein, University of Tennessee, Martin