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Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts - Challenging the Weberian State (Paperback)
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Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts - Challenging the Weberian State (Paperback)
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Armed groups operating beyond the state have become the most
important actors in most contemporary wars and violent conflicts,
from Iraq and Afghanistan to Colombia and Somalia. They come in a
dizzying array of forms: some informally linked to the state and
state power, others in opposition to the state; some pursuing
classic political goals, others primarily predatory and large-scale
criminal enterprises. All groups, however, challenge the state's
Weberian monopoly of the legitimate use of force, yet their
origins, evolution, violent dynamics, and relations with state
power are poorly understood. This interdisciplinary collection
includes both conceptual and empirical studies of contemporary
armed groups, examining cases in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It
brings sociological, political economy, and ethnographic approaches
to bear on larger questions including armed groups and the changing
nature of warfare, the economic dimensions of their activities, and
means of engagement with armed actors. It both broadens and
sharpens our understanding of how force and violence are used in
today's contemporary armed conflicts. This book was published as a
special issue of Contemporary Security Policy.
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