Civilianizing Civil Conflict: Civilian Defense Militias and the Logic of Violence in Intrastate Conflict.

This article examines how civilian defense militias shape violence during civil war. We define civilian defense forces as a sedentary and defensive form of pro-government militia that incumbents often use to harness the participation of civilians during a counterinsurgency campaign. We argue that ci...

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Publicado en:International Studies Quarterly Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 499 - 511
Autores principales: CLAYTON, GOVINDA, THOMSON, ANDREW
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2016
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