Ethnic violence in Africa: destructive legacies of pre-colonial states

International Organization • Vol/Iss. 73(3) • The IO Foundation • • Published In • Pages: 645-683 •
By Paine, Jack

Hypothesis

Successful coup attempts and coup attempts will be more frequent in pre-colonial state groups (PCS) than stateless groups (SL).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Logistic regressionSupportedp<.1 (table 2)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Pre-colonial state groupsIndependentTerritorial Hierarchy
Coup attemptsDependentRevolution
Successful coup attempsDependentRevolution