Rethinking violence : states and non-state actors in conflict / Erica Chenoweth and Adria Lawrence, editors ; [foreword by Stathis N. Kalyvas].
2010
JZ6374 .R48 2010eb
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Rethinking violence : states and non-state actors in conflict / Erica Chenoweth and Adria Lawrence, editors ; [foreword by Stathis N. Kalyvas].
ISBN
9780262266086 (electronic bk.)
0262266083 (electronic bk.)
1282899139
9781282899131
9780262014205 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262014203 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780262514286 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262514281 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262266083 (electronic bk.)
1282899139
9781282899131
9780262014205 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262014203 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780262514286 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262514281 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Publication Details
Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Item Number
9786612899133
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JZ6374 .R48 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.6
Summary
Although major wars between sovereign states have become rare contemporary world politics has been rife with internal conflict, ethnic cleansing, and violence against civilians. This book asks how, why, and when states and non-state actors use violence against one another.
"States, nationalist movements, and ethnic groups in conflict with one another often face a choice between violent and nonviolent strategies. Although major wars between sovereign states have become rare, contemporary world politics has been rife with internal conflict, ethnic cleansing, and violence against civilians. This book asks how, why, and when states and non-state actors use violence against one another, and examines the effectiveness of various forms of political violence. In the process of addressing these issues, the essays make two conceptual moves that illustrate the need to reconsider the way violence by states and non-state actors has typically been studied and understood. The first is to think of violence not as dichotomous, as either present or absent, but to consider the wide range of nonviolent and violent options available and ask why actors come to embrace particular strategies. The second is to explore the dynamic nature of violent conflicts, developing explanations that can account for the eruption of violence at particular moments in time. The arguments focus on how changes in the balance of power between and among states and non-state actors generate uncertainty and threat, thereby creating an environment conducive to violence. This innovative way of understanding violence deemphasizes the role of ethnic cleavages and nationalism in modern conflict."--Provided by publisher.
"States, nationalist movements, and ethnic groups in conflict with one another often face a choice between violent and nonviolent strategies. Although major wars between sovereign states have become rare, contemporary world politics has been rife with internal conflict, ethnic cleansing, and violence against civilians. This book asks how, why, and when states and non-state actors use violence against one another, and examines the effectiveness of various forms of political violence. In the process of addressing these issues, the essays make two conceptual moves that illustrate the need to reconsider the way violence by states and non-state actors has typically been studied and understood. The first is to think of violence not as dichotomous, as either present or absent, but to consider the wide range of nonviolent and violent options available and ask why actors come to embrace particular strategies. The second is to explore the dynamic nature of violent conflicts, developing explanations that can account for the eruption of violence at particular moments in time. The arguments focus on how changes in the balance of power between and among states and non-state actors generate uncertainty and threat, thereby creating an environment conducive to violence. This innovative way of understanding violence deemphasizes the role of ethnic cleavages and nationalism in modern conflict."--Provided by publisher.
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"Foreword by Stathis N. Kalyvas."--Cover.
Although major wars between sovereign states have become rare contemporary world politics has been rife with internal conflict, ethnic cleansing, and violence against civilians. This book asks how, why, and when states and non-state actors use violence against one another.
Although major wars between sovereign states have become rare contemporary world politics has been rife with internal conflict, ethnic cleansing, and violence against civilians. This book asks how, why, and when states and non-state actors use violence against one another.
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