Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts
Challenging the Weberian State
Armed groups operating beyond the state have become the most important actors in most contemporary wars and violent conflicts, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Colombia and Somalia. They come in a dizzying array of forms: some informally linked to the state and state power, others in opposition to the state; some pursuing classic political goals, others primarily predatory and large-scale criminal enterprises. All groups, however, challenge the state's Weberian monopoly of the legitimate use of force, yet their origins, evolution, violent dynamics, and relations with state power are poorly understood.This interdisciplinary collection includes bot…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-98709-3
- EAN: 9781317987093
- Produktnummer: 31863995
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 4'090 KB
- Abbildungen: 5 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen
Über den Autor
Keith Krause is Professor, and Director of the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland.
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