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Pre-emptive or Arbitrary: Two Forms of Lethal Violence in a Civil War

¹ Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
² Political Science Department, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: herreros{at}ceacs.march.es.

	Abstract

This article analyzes the determinants of the variation in the levels of lethal violence against civilians during a civil war. It departs from the usual explanations of this variation, advancing two different logics to account for civilians’ victimization: strategic violence directed to avoid rebellions by targeting would-be political entrepreneurs and violence as a consequence of the breakdown of the state’s authority. It uses a new data set on violence against civilians during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939.

First published on March 19, 2009, doi:10.1177/0022002709332208

Journal of Conflict Resolution 2009;53:419.

A more recent version of this article appeared on June 1, 2009


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