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The limits of armed contestation: Power and domination in armed groups
Geoforum, 2012Non-state war actors have only recently become a subject of study in political geography while other social sciences such as political anthropology, sociology and political science have addressed this subject in their respective conceptual language. This article, drawing on empirical research on war actors in 14 countries and using data on a sample of ...
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Armed groups in modern warfare
Adelphi Series, 2014UN peacekeepers today do far more than patrol a ceasefire line. In most cases, there is no frontline, no truce, numerous parties and among them some armed groups seeking to undermine a settlement. In short, the UN is attempting to conduct peacekeeping in places where there is no peace to keep.
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Children Associated With Armed Forces and Armed Groups
2013This chapter examines the children and youth are that are being recruited into governmental armies and different armed groups and where they come from. Once children have become members of the armed forces or armed groups child protection officers working with child soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have stated that “[c]hildren flee from ...
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The Financing of Armed Groups in Conflict
Armed Conflict Survey, 2018At its peak, the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, controlled more than 100,000 square kilometres of territory containing more than 11 million people.1 The United States, and the West in g...
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Binding Armed Opposition Groups
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2006AbstractThis article considers how armed opposition groups fighting in an internal armed conflict are bound by the rules of international humanitarian law despite not being party to the relevant treaties. It assesses a number of explanations—customary international law, general principles of international humanitarian law, rules governing treaties and ...
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Armed groups: theory and classification
World Economy and International Relations, 2019Данная статья предлагает аргументы в пользу теории и классификации вооруженных формирований (групп), где последним отведена центральная роль в политических и социальных науках. Начиная с проблемы порядка, автор указывает на то, что без этих групп невозможно понять, каким образом стабильные общества формируются, функционируют и воспроизводят сами себя ...
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When armed groups tax like a state: The development of tax systems by armed groups
WIDER Working PaperConventional portrayals of armed group taxation emphasize ad hoc and unpredictable schemes, yet many insurgents construct surprisingly state-like fiscal systems. This paper explains when and why armed groups institutionalize taxation-developing hierarchies, codified rules, dedicated offices, and internal enforcement-rather than relying on ad hoc ...
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‘Crimelordism’: Understanding a New Phenomenon in Armed Banditry in Nigeria
Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2021Al Chukwuma
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