Understanding collective political violence

Understanding collective political violence

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'Understanding Collective Political Violence' offers a unique view on contemporary processes of violent political mobilization across continents: Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and the Middle East. It pays particular attention to unconventional combatants such as women or children and details the drivers of their violent engagement. YVAN GUICHAOUA is Research Officer at the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford, UK. Previously, he was Research Fellow atYale University, USA. His research focuses on political violence and the political economy of natural resources in West Africa. INDICE: Introduction: Individual Drivers of Collective Violence and the Dynamics of Armed Groups; 'Y.Guichaoua - 'PART I: JOINING INSURGENCIES: CONTEXTS, BELIEFS AND AGENCY - Militarized Youth in Western Côte d'Ivoire: Who are They? Why did They Fight?; 'M.C.den Hamer - 'Political Cultures and Tuareg Mobilizations: Rebels of Niger, from Kaocen to the Mouvement des Nigériens Pour la Justice; 'F.Deycard - 'The Mobilization of Children: What's the Difference?; 'J.Hart - 'Gendered Patterns of Mobilisation and Recruitment for Political Violence, Experiences from Three Latin American Countries; 'L.M.D.Ortega - 'Have Gun, Will Travel: Interpreting the Trajectories of Female Irregular Combatants; 'L.Gayer - 'Engendering Armed Militancy in Kashmir: Women as Perpetrators of Violence; 'S.Shekhawat - 'Recruitment into Armed Groups in Colombia: A Survey of Demobilized Fighters; 'A.M.Arjona' &' S.Kalyvas - 'PART II: THE DYNAMICS OF INSURGENT GROUPS - The Dilemmas of Recruitment: The Colombian Case; 'F.G.Sanin- 'Religion versus Ethnicity as a Source of Mobilisation: Are There Differences?; 'F.Stewart - 'The Politics of Counter-insurgency: How did the Young Patriots Emerge in Côte d'Ivoire?; 'G.Koné - 'Circumstantial Alliances and Loose Loyalties in Rebellion Making: The Case of Tuareg Insurgency in Northern Niger (2007-2009); 'Y.Guichaoua - 'Concluding Remarks; 'Y.Guichaoua'

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-28546-0
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 304
  • Fecha Publicación: 11/11/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés