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Journal articles on the topic "Armed rebel groups"

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Haer, Roos, and Tobias Böhmelt. "Could rebel child soldiers prolong civil wars?" Cooperation and Conflict 52, no. 3 (2017): 332–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010836716684880.

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While we know why rebels may recruit children for their cause, our understanding of the consequences of child soldiering by non-state armed groups remains limited. The following research contributes to addressing this by examining how rebels’ child recruitment practice affects the duration of internal armed conflicts. We advance the argument that child soldiering increases the strength of rebel organizations vis-a-vis the government. This, in turn, lowers the capability asymmetry between these non-state actors and the incumbent, allowing the former to sustain dispute. Ultimately, the duration

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Fjelde, Hanne, and Desirée Nilsson. "The rise of rebel contenders." Journal of Peace Research 55, no. 5 (2018): 551–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022343318767497.

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Fragmentation of armed opposition movements through the rise of new rebel groups constitutes a significant challenge to conflict termination and peacebuilding. Yet, the question of why some rebel movements remain cohesive whereas others see a number of contending groups during the course of the armed conflict has received limited attention in existing research. This article addresses this gap by analyzing the determinants of the rise of rebel contenders in intrastate armed conflicts worldwide, 1975–2013. The theoretical framework focuses on barriers to entry, that is, variations in the costs a

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Fazal, Tanisha M. "Rebellion, War Aims & the Laws of War." Daedalus 146, no. 1 (2017): 71–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/daed_a_00423.

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Most wars today are civil wars, but we have little understanding of the conditions under which rebel groups might comply with the laws of war. i ask three questions in this essay: What do the laws of war require of rebels, or armed nonstate actors (ansas)? To what extent are rebels aware of the laws of war? Under what conditions do rebel groups comply with international humanitarian law? i argue that the war aims of rebel groups are key to understanding their relationship with the laws of war. In particular, secessionist rebel groups – those that seek a new, independent state – are especially

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Loyle, Cyanne E. "Rebel Justice during Armed Conflict." Journal of Conflict Resolution 65, no. 1 (2020): 108–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002720939299.

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Research on rebel behavior focuses on the violent conduct of these groups. Work on rebel governance, however, has documented the myriad ways in which rebel groups seek to gain legitimacy, project strength, and govern civilian populations beyond direct violence. These efforts stress the importance of governance institutions for securing cooperation and compliance from the civilian population, a central concern for rebel groups. Judicial processes are one avenue through which this cooperation and compliance can be secured. These efforts encompass a range of processes including ad hoc trials, tru

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Martin, Philip A., Giulia Piccolino, and Jeremy S. Speight. "Ex-Rebel Authority after Civil War: Theory and Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire." Comparative Politics 53, no. 2 (2021): 209–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5129/001041521x15923094954447.

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How do former armed militants exercise local political power after civil wars end? Building on recent advances in the study of "rebel rulers" and local goods provision by armed groups, this article offers a typology of ex-rebel commander authority that emphasizes two dimensions of former militants' power: local-level ties to civilian populations ruled during civil war and national-level ties to post-conflict state elites. Put together, these dimensions produce four trajectories of ex-rebel authority. These trajectories shape whether and how ex-rebel commanders provide social goods within post-

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Gentry, Caron E. "Why Women Rebel: Understanding Women’s Participation in Armed Rebel Groups." International Feminist Journal of Politics 21, no. 3 (2018): 520–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2018.1549957.

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Botha, Sven. "Why women rebel: understanding women’s participation in armed rebel groups." Critical Studies on Terrorism 13, no. 1 (2019): 184–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2019.1658388.

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Ghais, Suzanne. "Consequences of Excluding Armed Groups from Peace Negotiations: Chad and the Philippines." International Negotiation 24, no. 1 (2019): 61–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718069-24011163.

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Abstract This article examines the relationship between inclusion/exclusion of armed groups and the achievement of durable peace, using process tracing in two case studies: the peace process between the government of Chad and the rebel group Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad, and the one between the government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front. The cases support theoretical arguments that excluded armed actors are more likely to renew armed confrontation after the peace accord. The study further elaborates the causal link: included armed rebels tend to negotiat

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Haer, Roos, Christopher Michael Faulkner, and Beth Elise Whitaker. "Rebel funding and child soldiers: Exploring the relationship between natural resources and forcible recruitment." European Journal of International Relations 26, no. 1 (2019): 236–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354066119850622.

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Why do some rebel groups forcibly recruit children while others largely refrain from using this strategy? We argue that it depends, in part, on their ability to profit from natural resources. Rebel groups that earn funding from natural resources have less incentive to restrain abusive behavior such as the forced recruitment of children and more incentive to tolerate and even promote this recruitment strategy. To test our expectations, we collected new data on the level of forcible recruitment of children by rebel groups. This is distinct from the broader use of child soldiers, a significant po

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Henshaw, Alexis Leanna. "Why Women Rebel: Greed, Grievance, and Women in Armed Rebel Groups." Journal of Global Security Studies 1, no. 3 (2016): 204–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogw008.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Armed rebel groups"

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Söder, Rickard. "Understanding Terrorism in Internal Armed Conflicts : Explaining why some rebel groups use terrorism." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-315041.

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Wieselgren, Herman. "The Ties that Bind Commanders : A study of sexual violence and restraint by rebel groups in Africa." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413083.

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An emerging literature on rebel groups’ restraint in the use of sexual violence has begun to explore the role of the commander. This study seeks to build on this literature by investigating under what conditions rebel commanders will enforce restraint. I argue that perpetrating sexual violence against civilian communities to which a rebel group has ethnic ties is highly costly for the rebel commander. Thus, commanders will strive to enforce restraint in the use of sexual violence against co-ethnic civilians. However, their ability to enforce restraint, I argue, hinges on the authority and infl

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Marks, Zoe E. Z. "The internal dynamics of rebel groups : politics of material viability and organisational capacity in the RUF of Sierra Leone." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:99c334c8-132d-41b7-8d9b-3ed52147dac8.

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This thesis examines the internal dynamics of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone over the course of the civil war waged from 1991-2002. It does so in two parts, looking first at the RUF’s organizational capacity—its ability to emerge and survive as a group; and second, at its material viability—the logistics and procurement of food, weapons, and other resources required to sustain war. The RUF has become a paradigmatic case for the study of war and rebel groups in Africa. Although much has been written on the group and its violence, comparatively little is known about the inner-wor

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Smart, Alanna. "Advancing The Veto-Player Framework : A Study Of The Conditions Under Which Fragmentation Influences The Likelihood Of A Peace Agreement." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445370.

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Recent research has recognised the complexity of fragmented conflicts; however, debate exists regarding when and how fragmentation hinders peace processes. This study addresses this lacuna, by investigating the conditions under which fragmentation affects the likelihood of a peace agreement. Advancing Cunningham’s (2011) veto-player framework with insights from political parties’ literature, creating a novel causal mechanism, I argue that two conditions affect how fragmentation influences the likelihood of a peace agreement: veto players and outbidding. As veto players can ‘veto’ a peace agree

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Kochani, Lawin. "Does higher quality peacekeepers equal better civilian protection? : A qualitative research study on UN-peacekeeping effectiveness in Mali and the DRC." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-430686.

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The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether higher quality troops would perform better in civilian protection within UN-peacekeeping missions. The appropriate method to answer this question was through a Structured Focused Comparison and the most similar system design. The theory suggested that higher quality peacekeepers would be more effective in combating armed groups and directly protecting civilians during civil wars. However, the case comparison did not fully answer the given hypothesis. Instead, it showcased another dilemma that high-quality troops exhibit. These peacekeeping troo

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Kocúnová, Oľga. "Konfliktné minerály a Demokatická republika Kongo." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-136333.

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As already the title of the diploma thesis is saying " Conflict minerals and the Democratic republic of Congo" aims at discussing issues around conflict minerals produced in DRC, including illicit trade, exports, smuggling minerals from DRC and committing crimes such as human rights abuses including rapes, sexual violence, executions, forced recruitment, abduction, child work etc. The militarisation mostly in eastern parts of the country leads to escalated conflict, in which rebel groups are warring in order to obtain power and control over rich natural resources in country. Long lasting confl

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Sen, Sweta. "When Rebels talk Human Rights: Non-State Armed Groups and Humanitarian Agreements." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1574696567910807.

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Muvumba, Sellström Angela. "Stronger than Justice : Armed Group Impunity for Sexual Violence." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-237114.

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What conditions lead to confidence among civil war combatants that they will not face accountability for perpetrating sexual violence? This study investigates the causes of impunity for sexual violence among armed actors. It develops a theoretical framework which identifies three explanations for armed group impunity for sexual violence, namely (1) flawed prohibitions inside an armed group; (2) negligent enforcement by its authorities; and (3) pardons in the form of amnesties during the peace process. Adopting a two-pronged approach, the study first explores the associations between amnesties

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Walch, Colin. "Conflict in the Eye of the Storm : Micro-dynamics of Natural Disasters, Cooperation and Armed Conflict." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-268341.

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Many of the most destructive natural disasters have taken place in situations characterized by armed conflict and insecurity: the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia in 2004, the floods in Pakistan in 2011, the drought in Somalia in 2011 and typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013. Surprisingly little research has systematically explored how armed conflict affects natural disaster management, and how shocks from natural disaster influence conflict dynamics. This dissertation addresses these gaps by providing a qualitative and disaggregated analysis of the micro-dynamics underpinn

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Books on the topic "Armed rebel groups"

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Why Women Rebel: Understanding Women's Participation in Armed Rebel Groups. Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

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Henshaw, Alexis Leanna. Why Women Rebel: Understanding Women's Participation in Armed Rebel Groups. Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

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Why Women Rebel: Understanding Women's Participation in Armed Rebel Groups. Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

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Why Women Rebel: Understanding Women's Participation in Armed Rebel Groups. Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

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Provost, René. Rebel Courts. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190912222.001.0001.

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Rebel Courts presents an argument that it is possible for non-state armed groups in situations of armed conflict to legally establish and operate a system of courts to administer justice. Neither the concept of the rule of law nor the general principle of state sovereignty stands in the way of framing an understanding of the rule of law adapted to the reality of rebel governance in the area of justice. Legal standards applicable to non-state armed groups in situations of international or non-international armed conflict, including international humanitarian law, international human rights law,

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Fortin, Katharine. Added Value of Application of International Human Rights Law to Armed Groups. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198808381.003.0002.

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Chapter 2 of the book investigates the normative added value of holding armed groups to account under human rights law. Reviewing the legal frameworks of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and comparing them to social science literature on inter alia rebel governance, the chapter explains how and where human rights law is able to bring most value. It concludes that its value lies principally in the law enforcement paradigm, in particular in the regulation of everyday life under rebel control. The chapter concludes by examining the relationship between the added v

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Loyle, Cyanne E. Transitional Justice During Armed Conflict. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.218.

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Armed conflict is ultimately about the violent confrontation between two or more groups; however, there is a range of behaviors, both violent and nonviolent, pursued by governments and rebel groups while conflict is ongoing that impacts the course and outcomes of that violence. The use of judicial or quasi-judicial institutions during armed conflict is one such behavior. While there is a well-developed body of literature that examines the conditions under which governments engage with the legacies of violence following armed conflict, we know comparatively little about these same institutions

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Whitehouse, Harvey, and Brian McQuinn. Divergent Modes of Religiosity and Armed Struggle. Edited by Michael Jerryson, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Margo Kitts. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199759996.013.0039.

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This chapter investigates one of the most powerful mechanisms by which groups may be formed, inspired, and coordinated—ritual—which may be defined as normative behavior with an irretrievably opaque causal structure. The divergent modes of religiosity (DMR) theory is applied to armed groups engaged in civil conflicts, some of which explicitly incorporate “religious” traditions while others vehemently repudiate supernatural beliefs of any kind. It is argued that the DMR theory can be extended to explain recurrent features of ritual traditions which lack many or all beliefs typically marked “reli

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Mironova, Vera. From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190939755.001.0001.

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This book examines the internal organization of armed groups, particularly their human resource practices. The authors look at the rebel armed groups through the prism of a labor market theory. In the Syrian civil war, extreme Islamist groups were able to siphon fighters off from moderate groups because they had better internal organization, took better care of fighters (physically and monetarily), and experienced less internal corruption. This book is based on more than six hundred survey-interviews with local civilians and fighters on the frontline in Syria (including members of al-Nusra and

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Perkoski, Evan. Divided Not Conquered. Oxford University PressNew York, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197627068.001.0001.

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Abstract Less academic: Terrorist, rebel, and insurgent groups face myriad challenges. Between state repression and fears of infiltration and defeat, it is no surprise they are prone to infighting, instability, and division. And these divisions are meaningful: one led the Islamic State to break from Al Qaeda, and others have perpetually plagued the Irish Republican Army, Palestinian militants, and many more. This book analyzes how armed groups fracture and how splinter groups behave. It is the first to look inside these organizations and to understand the specific disagreements leading fractur

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Book chapters on the topic "Armed rebel groups"

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Rodenhäuser, Tilman. "Armed Groups, Rebel Coalitions, and Transnational Groups: The Degree of Organization Required from Non-State Armed Groups to Become Party to a Non-International Armed Conflict." In Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law. T.M.C. Asser Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-213-2_1.

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Deogratias, Musoke. "Developing sustainable transnational collaboration in the post-armed conflict areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda." In Managing Transnational UNESCO World Heritage sites in Africa. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80910-2_11.

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AbstractThe Virunga National Park (Parc National des Virunga) is situated in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the south-western part of Uganda near Lake George and Lake Edward, and the north-western part of Ruhengeri in Rwanda. It was created in 1925 and is one of the first protected areas in Africa, enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage property in 1979. The park is host to one of the world’s most famous populations of mountain gorillas but it has been hit by rising instabilities, an influx of refugees, poaching, smuggling activities a

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Spadaro, Alessandra. "Rebel rulers and rules for rebels: Rebel governance and international law." In Armed Groups and International Law. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781800888340.00014.

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Provost, René. "The Legal Rayonnement of Rebel Justice: Recognition, Complementarity, and Kurdish Courts." In Rebel Courts. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190912222.003.0005.

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Chapter 4 analyses the possible legal recognition of insurgent justice by other actors, using the judicial practice of three independent Kurdish non-state armed groups in the Middle East as a case study. The Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan (PKK, Kurdistan Workers’ Party) has been engaged in a bitter armed struggle with Turkey since 1984, with rear bases in northern Iraq and Syria. The Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat (PYD, Democratic Union Party) is a Kurdish insurgent group that joined the anti-Assad uprising of 2011 and now controls parts of the north-east part of Syria, in a precarious coexistence with

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Mironova, Vera. "Making a Rebel Group Work." In From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190939755.003.0005.

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Popularity can cause problems for an armed group’s human resource wing. On one hand, the group’s ranks swell. But the group also has to ensure that such an influx does not decrease the overall quality of its labor force, because a good organization with good benefits attracts more than just dedicated fighters. To do this, armed groups impose additional unproductive costs on fighters in return for membership in the group. To ensure they get only the most trustworthy and loyal fighters, the most organized and successful groups present prospective fighters with a condition: adherence to a strict

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Provost, René. "Rebel Rule of Law and FARC Justice." In Rebel Courts. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190912222.003.0002.

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Chapter 1 considers the compatibility of the rebel administration of justice with the concept of the rule of law, using the FARC in Colombia as a case study. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo (FARC) was the largest non-state armed group during five decades of civil war in that country. At its peak, it wielded dominant territorial authority in more than half of Colombian municipalities. While it generally did not establish standing institutions to administer justice, it imposed legal norms, co-opted existing community justice mechanisms, and established informa

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Mironova, Vera. "Rebel CEOs and Managers." In From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190939755.003.0011.

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Human resource policies are developed and implemented by a group’s leaders, making leaders a crucial factor in a successful armed group. This means that a successful group will aspire to have the most effective top-level and midlevel leadership. There is a broad gap here between successful and unsuccessful groups. Successful groups are able to find or internally promote the most qualified people, learn from their own mistakes and the mistakes of others, and build a functioning organization, while unsuccessful ones fail to do so. Unsuccessful groups think that meritocracy is not the most effect

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Mironova, Vera. "Managing Ideology." In From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190939755.003.0009.

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Even if a rebel group could mitigate the threat posed by group members interested in ideology, doing so would take significant time and resources away from the main group’s objective. As a result, well-organized groups in the rebel bloc need to find a delicate balance between using ideology as a screening mechanism and preventing it from becoming a fighter’s top priority. To achieve that, armed groups need to be very clear about their true goals to avoid any misunderstanding among potential recruits. Another helpful tactic is to have a small but more radical non-independent armed group in the

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Provost, René. "Legality of Rebel Courts—Islamic State and Taliban Justice." In Rebel Courts. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190912222.003.0003.

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Chapter 2 assesses the legality of rebel courts pursuant to applicable rules of public international law, with the case studies of the rebel administration of justice by the Islamic State and the Taliban. The Islamic State at one point controlled a territory in Syria and Iraq as large as the United Kingdom. It had a highly developed institutional structure that was quite bureaucratic in nature, including a multi-tier court system that imposed harsh but undeniably effective justice. The Islamic State forcefully rejected notions such as the rule of law and judicial independence and impartiality.

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Mironova, Vera. "Armed Groups Human Resource Manual." In From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190939755.003.0002.

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Using criteria that she developed and elaborates, the author classifies rebel groups on a continuum from extreme to moderate. She shows that extreme Islamist groups were able to attract fighters away from initial moderate groups because they had better internal organization, took better care of fighters (physically and monetarily), and experienced less internal corruption. The author explains how extreme groups benefited from Islamist ideology, which helped ensure, among other things, that only the most dedicated fighters joined their ranks. However, one unforeseen side effect of using ideolog

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Reports on the topic "Armed rebel groups"

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Avis, William. Armed Group Transition from Rebel to Government. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.125.

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Governments and political parties with an armed history are not unusual, yet how these groups function during and after the transition from conflict has largely been ignored by the existing literature. Many former armed groups have assumed power in a variety of contexts. Whilst this process is often associated with brokered peace agreements that encourage former combatants to transform into political parties, mobilise voters, and ultimately stand for elections, this is not always the case. What is less clearly understood is how war termination by insurgent victory shapes patterns of post-war p

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Thakur, Shalaka. Not-So-Freeway: Informal Highway Taxation and Armed Groups in North-East India. Institute of Development Studies, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2023.057.

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What are the effects of rebel taxation? Along arterial roads in north-east India, various non state armed groups collect ‘tax’ – of different types and amounts, with varied degrees of coercion and systematisation. Based on extensive fieldwork, including 100 interviews with non-state armed groups, businesspeople and state actors, this paper uses the lens of the transit economy in the Indian state of Manipur along the Indo-Myanmar border to identify the long-term effects of rebel taxes and the taxation ecosystem. It finds that taxation by armed groups shapes the business environment, has pervasi

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Furlan, Marta. Rebel governance during COVID-19: Describing and explaining armed groups' response to the pandemic in the Middle East. UNU-WIDER, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.35188/unu-wider/2022/263-8.

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McFee, Erin, and Jonathan Röders. Research Brief: Challenging the “Re” in Formerly Armed Actor Reintegration. Trust After Betrayal, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.59498/16040.

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This research brief challenges the assumption that formerly armed actors (FAA) “re”integrate into civilian life by highlighting that experiences following membership in armed groups can lack a sense of familiarity, reversion, or return to something that once was. Leaving armed groups often involves physical displacement from an FAA’s place of origin and, even if they can return home, the individuals themselves, their families, and their communities may have undergone substantial changes during their absence because of time passing and exposure to conflict violence. Additionally, some FAAs may

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