Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279038 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16340
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In the context of a global security framework that mitigates interstate conflicts, nation-states establish a reputation for resolve by supporting foreign insurrections. Our theoretical predictions indicate that states with a greater number of co-ethnic groups abroad are more inclined to endorse foreign uprisings, resulting in higher political inclusion for such groups. With a dataset comprising over 280,000 ethnic group × sponsor state × target state × year observations, our analysis corroborates the role of reputation-building through co-ethnicity narratives as a determinant of sponsor state engagement. We argue that this mechanism engenders political concessions within target states, ultimately benefiting groups associated with reputed potential sponsors.
Subjects: 
reputation
proxy war
JEL: 
D74
F51
N40
P48
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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