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DDR and the Internal Organization of Non-State Armed Groups

open access: yesStability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2016
This paper argues that demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) trajectories of non-state armed groups are shaped by a group’s internal organization.
Brian McQuinn
doaj   +4 more sources

The International Responsibility of Non-State Armed Groups: In Search of the Applicable Rules

open access: yesGöttingen Journal of International Law, 2017
In the last few decades, the role of non-state armed groups has become an essential topic of analysis and discussion to better understand international humanitarian law dynamics.
Ezequiel Heffes, Brian E. Frenkel
doaj   +3 more sources

Non-state armed groups with territorial control as emergent actors of wartime water governance

open access: yesEnvironment and Security, 2023
In discussions of water management during conflict, non-state armed groups (NSAGs) primarily feature in relation to the strategic use of water resources to gain military or political advantage, but not as actors of civil governance within territories ...
Juliane Schillinger, Gul Ozerol
exaly   +2 more sources

Intrinsic Social Incentives in State and Non-State Armed Groups [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Political Science Review, 2022
How do non-state armed groups (NSAGs) survive and even thrive in situations where state armed groups (SAGs) collapse, despite the former’s often greater material adversity?
M. Gilligan   +2 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The Social Movement Evolution of Non‐State Armed Groups in the Web 3.0 Era

open access: yesPolitics and Governance
How do the emerging Web 3.0 technologies affect the survival of non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in their violent struggles vis-à-vis state entities? While techno-optimists argue that Web 3.0 can democratize the internet and curb monopolistic practices ...
Yaohui Wang, Yang Qiu
doaj   +2 more sources

Buying Peace or Building Peace: Rethinking Non-Coercive Approach to the Management of Non-State Armed Groups involved in Mass Atrocity

open access: yesGenocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, 2019
Non-state armed groups (NSAGs) are increasingly responsible for mas atrocities in contemporary armed conflicts. As agents with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force, the state has the responsibility to engage NSAGs for peace and security.
Owonikoko B. Saheed   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The effectiveness of international law in protecting girls recruited by Colombian non-state armed groups

open access: yesRevista Científica General José María Córdova
This article examines the effectiveness of international frameworks in protecting children in armed conflict, focusing on the recruitment of girls by illegal armed groups in Colombia.
Laura Cecilia Gamarra-Amaya
doaj   +2 more sources

Violence and repair: The practice and challenges of non-State armed groups engaging in reparations

open access: yesRevue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge, 2020
Atrocities by non-State armed groups (NSAGs) often capture international attention, but efforts to repair the harm they have caused are often overlooked.
Luke Moffett
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Non-state Armed Groups and International Humanitarian Law

open access: yesМосковский журнал международного права, 2013
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the problems associated with a significant increase in the number of private military and security companies are actively involved in armed conflict presents issues of legality of their participation in ...
I. I. Коtlyarov, Yu. V. Puzyreva
doaj   +2 more sources

Gangs as Non-State Armed Groups: The Central American Case [PDF]

open access: yesContemporary Security Policy, 2009
Gangs are popularly considered to be the major security threat facing the Central American region. In focusing on the origins and dynamics of gangs in the region, this article seeks to broaden conceptualizations of non-state armed groups by expanding the theoretical optic from a narrow focus on war and post-war contexts to a wider spectrum of settings,
Rodgers, Dennis, Muggah, Robert
openaire   +4 more sources

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