Berti Armed Political Organizations

From Conflict to Integration
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4214-0975-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

How do armed groups operate simultaneously as violent actors with bullets and political candidates with ballots?

Many armed-political movements such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) have their roots in insurrection and rebellion. In Armed Political Organizations, Benedetta Berti seeks to understand when and why violent actors in a political organization choose to vote rather than bomb their way to legitimacy.

Berti argues that the classic theory of the democratization process, which sees violence and elections at opposite ends of the political spectrum, is too simplistic and wholly inadequate for understanding the negotiation and disarmament work that is necessary for peaceful resolution of armed conflicts and movement toward electoral options. In this comparative study, she develops an alternative cyclical model that clarifies why armed groups create a political wing and compete in elections, and how this organizational choice impacts subsequent decisions to relinquish armed struggle.

In her conclusion, Berti draws out what the implications are for a government’s ability to engage armed political groups to improve the chances of political integration. Berti’s innovative framework and careful choice of case studies, presented in a jargon-free, accessible style, will make this book attractive to not only scholars and students of democratization processes but also policymakers interested in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berti, Benedetta

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Challenge of Understanding the Dual Logic of Armed-Political Organizations
2. The Power of Politics: Party Formation and Armed Struggle
3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: Armed Struggle and Political Integration
4. The Palestinian Hamas: Political Participation between Internal Cohesion and Dissent
5. The Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland: A Model of Political Transition?
6. Armed Groups and Political Integration: Findings and Policy Implications
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Berti, Benedetta
Benedetta Berti is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and a lecturer at Tel Aviv University.