TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Victorious rebels and postwar politics
JO  - Civil wars
A1  - Lyons, Terrence
SP  - 160
EP  - 174
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Why do victorious rebels sometimes form powerful postwar political parties and other times collapse into weak, factionalized organizations? This paper examines cases of rebel victories in civil wars in Africa and traces the links between war duration, the extent of external intervention, and whether or not the war was fought in a compact area with the nature of the postwar political parties. It argues that protracted wars in confined territory with little external assistance have different organizational legacies than quick wars fought over expansive territory with significant international involvement. Four cases - Uganda, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Libya - are used to illustrate the argument.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1369-8249
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13698249.2016.1205562
ID  - ref1
ER  -