What is Civil War? Occurrence and Persistence of a Shattering War
Notes Type: Academic Essay
Words Count (Excluding Outline and References): 1211
, Outline:
1) Introduction
• What is Civil War?
• A Short Estimate of Civil War’s Destruction: Worldly-wise
• Thesis Statement: Civil War, because of its rigid occurrence and persistence, causes
immense destruction to the lives, prosperity and holistic development of a country, and its
impacts on devastated country remain persistently stagnant.
2) Causes of Civil War: The Occurrence of Calamity
• Two Models: Contest and Bargaining
• Unemployment, Unregulated Markets, Porous Borders: General Causes
• Ethnic Minority: A Factor
• Demography: A Determinant
3) Persistence of Civil War: A Durable Riddle
a) Array of Conceptualization
i. First: Rebellion-as-Investment
ii. Second: Rebellion-as-Mistake
iii. Third: Rebellion-as-Business
b) General Approaches to the Tenacity of War
• Social Diversity and Distinctiveness of Groups
• Increase in Issues During the War
• Weak Formal Institutions
• Tug of War: Elite vs. Military vs. Rebels
4) Impacts of Civil War: A Shattering Evil
• Economic Decline
• Social Deprivation
• Political Instability
5) Conclusion
Notes Type: Academic Essay
Words Count (Excluding Outline and References): 1211
, Outline:
1) Introduction
• What is Civil War?
• A Short Estimate of Civil War’s Destruction: Worldly-wise
• Thesis Statement: Civil War, because of its rigid occurrence and persistence, causes
immense destruction to the lives, prosperity and holistic development of a country, and its
impacts on devastated country remain persistently stagnant.
2) Causes of Civil War: The Occurrence of Calamity
• Two Models: Contest and Bargaining
• Unemployment, Unregulated Markets, Porous Borders: General Causes
• Ethnic Minority: A Factor
• Demography: A Determinant
3) Persistence of Civil War: A Durable Riddle
a) Array of Conceptualization
i. First: Rebellion-as-Investment
ii. Second: Rebellion-as-Mistake
iii. Third: Rebellion-as-Business
b) General Approaches to the Tenacity of War
• Social Diversity and Distinctiveness of Groups
• Increase in Issues During the War
• Weak Formal Institutions
• Tug of War: Elite vs. Military vs. Rebels
4) Impacts of Civil War: A Shattering Evil
• Economic Decline
• Social Deprivation
• Political Instability
5) Conclusion
