The Global Challenge of Militias and Paramilitary Violence

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-13018-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 133 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 197 g

This book describes militias as significant and prevalent actors in today’s international security environment. To separate them from other types of violent non-state groups, such as terrorists, guerrillas and insurgents, the author describes militias as local guardians that use violence to fill a variety of political, social and security gaps, which have created vulnerabilities for their particular constituencies. Although militias are local in orientation, their effects are not contained to particular countries and have only added to the instability in the international system. This book explores how militias contribute to international security issues by furthering state fragility, undermining human rights and democratization, enabling illicit trafficking, prolonging internal conflicts and fostering proxy wars.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kan, Paul Rexton

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1:  Introduction:  Local Guardians with International EffectsChapter 2:  Group Characteristics of MilitiasChapter 3:  Militias and State StabilityChapter 4:  Militias, Crime, and ConflictChapter 5:  Militias and the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Rexton Kan is Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College, USA. His work has been cited in the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes and featured on the websites DefenseOne and Freakanomics.