Ordinary rebels : rank-and-file militants between war and peace /

How do non-state armed groups change when states look the other way? States rarely engage in total war with militants, even during long-running conflicts. In this book, Kolby Hanson argues that these periods of state toleration do not simply change armed groups' behaviour, but fundamentally tra...

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Rank-and-file militants between war and peace
1. Verfasser:
Hanson, Kolby
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
How do non-state armed groups change when states look the other way? States rarely engage in total war with militants, even during long-running conflicts. In this book, Kolby Hanson argues that these periods of state toleration do not simply change armed groups' behaviour, but fundamentally transform the organisations themselves by shaping who takes up arms and which leaders they follow. First, because life is safer and easier for cadres, armed groups attract more recruits with few pre-existing commitments to leaders or their goals. Second, because toleration opens opportunities for local governance and armed lobbying, recruits and supporters flock to factions willing to coexist with the state and pursue more modest goals. This book draws on a set of innovative experimental surveys and 75 in-depth interviews tracing four armed movements over time in Northeast India and Sri Lanka.
Umfang:
1 online resource (246 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0197792812
0197792790
Schlagworte:
Paramilitary forces > India, Northeastern.
Paramilitary forces > Sri Lanka.
Insurgency > India, Northeastern.
Insurgency > Sri Lanka.
Separatist movements.
Militia movements.
Government, Resistance to > India, Northeastern.
Government, Resistance to > Sri Lanka.
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