Exploring the Origins of Coercive Colonial Institutions: How Economic Interests and Technological Conditions Shape Imperial Military Strategy

• In Event: Politics of Empire

Brief Overview

We use an original dataset of colonial forts to explore which economic incentives led to different imperial strategies.

Authors

• Jan Henryk Pierskalla, The Ohio State University, Main Campus

• Daniel Smith, The Ohio State University

• Jan P. Vogler, Aarhus University