Guns and lightning: power law distributions in intrastate conflict intensity dynamics

The discovery of power laws in conflict intensities has spurred numerous explanation attempts. Two different interpretations have persisted: the notion that power laws are spurious results of random processes and the opposing view that power-law distributions attest to endogenous dynamics linked to...

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Main Authors: Trinn, Christoph (Author) , Naumann, Lennard (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Conflict management and peace science
Year: 2023, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 373-397
ISSN:1549-9219
DOI:10.1177/07388942221092126
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei: https://doi.org/10.1177/07388942221092126
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Author Notes:Christoph Trinn and Lennard Naumann

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