1. Explaining Violence in African Civil Wars: Sierra Leone and Liberia in Comparative Perspective Open Access Author: Leonard, Emma Jane Title: Explaining Violence in African Civil Wars: Sierra Leone and Liberia in Comparative Perspective Graduate Program: Political Science Keywords: AfricaCivil WarViolence against civiliansSexual violenceSierra LeoneLiberia File: Download Leonard_dissertation_final.pdf Committee Members: James A Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJames A Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKidane Mengisteab, Committee MemberDouglas William Lemke, Committee MemberKevin J Thomas, Outside MemberDonna L Bahry, Committee Member