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10 - Conclusion

Looking Forward by Looking Back

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2021

Megan A. Stewart
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American University, Washington DC
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This chapter concludes with a summary of the work, as well as a discussion of the implications thereof. In particular, the book identifies implications for research on civil wars and insurgencies, governance and statebuilding, as well as revolution. Critically, if some forms of rebel governance are not directly related to rebels’ military strategy in that they do not necessarily confer resources and recruits, then the consequences of rebel governance institutions are not yet fully known. This chapter suggests instead that the consequences of rebel groups imitating burdensome governance learned from the Chinese Communist Party can affect international politics, national institutions, subnational social cohesion, and individual behavior in ways that have implications for scholars and policy practitioners. The chapter then discusses how the findings of this work relate to research on governance and state formation and calls for a greater synthesis of scholarship on these topics. Finally, it reviews the importance of governance to revolutionaries generally, beyond rebel groups, and demonstrates that learning and imitation about how to govern for revolution has persisted for centuries.

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Governing for Revolution
Social Transformation in Civil War
, pp. 258 - 279
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Conclusion
  • Megan A. Stewart, American University, Washington DC
  • Book: Governing for Revolution
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919555.011
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  • Conclusion
  • Megan A. Stewart, American University, Washington DC
  • Book: Governing for Revolution
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919555.011
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  • Conclusion
  • Megan A. Stewart, American University, Washington DC
  • Book: Governing for Revolution
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919555.011
Available formats
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