Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) - Softcover

Weinstein, Jeremy M.

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9780521677974: Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
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ISBN 10: 0521677971 ISBN 13: 9780521677974
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Some rebel groups abuse noncombatant populations, while others exhibit restraint. Insurgent leaders in some countries transform local structures of government, while others simply extract resources for their own benefit. In some contexts, groups kill their victims selectively, while in other environments violence appears indiscriminate, even random. This book presents a theory that accounts for the different strategies pursued by rebel groups in civil war, explaining why patterns of insurgent violence vary so much across conflicts. It does so by examining the membership, structure, and behavior of four insurgent movements in Uganda, Mozambique, and Peru. Drawing on interviews with nearly two hundred combatants and civilians who experienced violence firsthand, it shows that rebels' strategies depend in important ways on how difficult it is to launch a rebellion. The book thus demonstrates how characteristics of the environment in which rebellions emerge constrain rebel organization and shape the patterns of violence that civilians experience.

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About the Author

Jeremy M. Weinstein is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. His research focuses on civil war, ethnic politics, and the political economy of development in Africa. He has published several articles in academic and policy journals, and he has received grants and fellowships from the Russell Sage Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Center for Global Development, the Brookings Institution, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the World Bank, and the US Department of Education.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521677971
ISBN 13 
9780521677974
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
430
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