Re-assessing the Where of Violence: Subnational Ethnic Diversity and Wartime Violence in Liberia

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Brief Overview

How does diversity affect civil wars? This paper examines local factors of wartime violence in Liberia’s war. Findings show polarization affects violence types differently, while fractionalization has no impact, highlighting other mediating factors.

Author

• Sekou Jabateh, University of California, Berkeley