This paper is concerned with the indirect systemic linkages whereby conflict at one level (in this case war involvement) generates systemic changes at the domestic level, which in turn alter the character of conflict at that level. To evaluate these linkages, I examine the changes in the magnitude and intensity of economic, social, and political violence in the domestic system that occur before, during, and after war involvement. Data have been collected on 2,861 violent events during this period. The impact of war on the pattern of these events is evaluated through the use of an interrupted time series, quasi-experimental design. The analysis indicates that war did have a significant, although different, impact on the pattern of domestic violence for each of the five wars.
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