Duration of civil wars from a world-systems analysis perspective : the cases, of Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone

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buir.advisorŞatana, Nil Seda
dc.contributor.authorBoitsova, Anastassia
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T18:14:41Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T18:14:41Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of International Relations, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 133-146.en_US
dc.description.abstractSince the end of the Second World War, civil conflicts emerged as one of the major threats to security not only in their respective regions but also for the whole world, especially for powerful states. With the demise of the Soviet Union, the number of new intrastate wars decreased, but the existing wars increased in duration. This thesis examines this phenomenon from Immanuel Wallerstein’s world-systems analysis perspective by arguing that the flow of capital from the periphery states to the core countries that takes place during the conflict increases the duration of the respective civil war. The main objective is to shed light on the causes of the entrenched civil warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa. This research uses theory building case study method, looking at civil wars in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. The evidence presented in the cases suggests that the powerful core states and firms located in these countries affect the duration of civil conflicts through engaging in activities aimed at increasing their capital. These states carry out international trade in illegally extracted natural resources, most notably ‘blood diamonds’, which provides funding for the warring factions. In addition, private security firms or mercenaries drain both money and resources from war-torn states under the covert support from the core states. This thesis contributes to the theoretical framework of Wallerstein’s world-systems analysis and to the literature on civil conflictsen_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBoitsova, Anastassiaen_US
dc.format.extentxii, 160 leavesen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB130062
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/15176
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCivil conflictsen_US
dc.subjectWorld-systems analysisen_US
dc.subjectNatural resourcesen_US
dc.subjectPrivatization of securityen_US
dc.subjectMercenariesen_US
dc.subjectExploitationen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectAngolaen_US
dc.subjectThe Democratic Republic of Congoen_US
dc.subjectSierra Leoneen_US
dc.subject.lccDT352.8 .B65 2011en_US
dc.subject.lcshCivil war--Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshEthnic conflict--Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSocial conflict--Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPostcolonialism--Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCivil war--Economic aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshWorld politics--1989-en_US
dc.titleDuration of civil wars from a world-systems analysis perspective : the cases, of Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leoneen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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