Citation

Holmes JS, De Piñeres SAG, Curtin KM. Stud. Conflict Terrorism 2007; 30(3): 249-265.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10576100601148456

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article examines the traditional political and economic factors that have been purported to explain the prevalence of insurgency. It tests the following hypotheses at the subnational level in Colombia: guerrilla violence is positively associated with exports; higher levels of insurgency are associated with low levels of GDP per capita or negative growth rates; guerrilla violence emerges in the context of weak state presence; and higher levels of state repression are associated with higher levels of insurgent violence. The analysis utilizes a zero-inflated negative binomial to capture dynamics of both intensity and onset of violence. The econometric analysis is supplemented with cartographic visualization and qualitative analysis.