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Militias, States and Violence against Civilians - Civic Vice, Civic Virtue (Hardcover)
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Militias, States and Violence against Civilians - Civic Vice, Civic Virtue (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict
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This book examines the conditions under which the presence and use
of militias result in an increase or decrease in violence against
civilians in intra-state conflicts. Showcasing the breadth and
diversity of modern militias in the context of violence against
civilians, the volume addresses the predation and repression that
many such groups are infamous for, as well as increasingly
important efforts by other militias at civilian protection in
war-torn settings. The chapters examine militias from around the
world, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative methods as they
cover groups as varied as gangs, death squads. grassroots
community-defense groups, official state militias, and
party-sponsored armies -- groups on the "civic vice" side, the
"civic virtue" side, and the wide and mixed in-between space where
most cases fall. Taken as a cohesive unit, the work lays the
foundation for an encompassing theory and interrogation of the
causal chain between militia type and operating context and the
levels of violence against civilians. It provides path-breaking
theory-building and empirical scholarship. Policymakers and
national-security practitioners dealing with issues relating to
armed groups will also benefit from the practical issues covered
here, such as how different forms of sponsorship and training
affect militia behavior. This book will be of interest to students
of civil wars, political violence, counterinsurgency,
civil-military relations, and security studies in general.
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