The Social Terrain of Rebel Held Territory
| Autor: | Jori Breslawski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Sociology and Political Science 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Terrain 02 engineering and technology General Business Management and Accounting 0506 political science Order (business) Political science Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Cohesion (chemistry) Economic system |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Conflict Resolution. 65:453-479 |
| ISSN: | 1552-8766 0022-0027 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0022002720951857 |
| Popis: | The extent of local order varies widely in rebel held areas, from total chaos to well-run governing institutions. When these institutions exist, why do some include civilian input in local affairs, while others exclude civilians from governance? I argue that rebels choose different governing strategies that maximize their utility of territorial control, based on certain characteristics of civilian inhabitants populating the territory. Rebels’ constituency determines whether rebels seek to govern civilians or control them solely with coercive violence, and community cohesion (or lack thereof) then determines the type of institutions that rebels develop. I focus on three different outcomes for communities under rebel control—no institutions, exclusive institutions, and inclusive institutions. I test my argument using historical, statistical, and case evidence, leveraging original cross-national data on local order in rebel held territory as well as interviews with village heads, ex-combatants, and community members in Aceh, Indonesia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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