Armed Groups in Cambodian Civil War

Territorial Control, Rivalry, and Recruitment
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-36408-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3796 g

Reihe: Asia Today

In civil war the causal mechanism on recruitment of combatants is complicated because armed groups interact for context-based strategic. This book argues that a group will adopt varying mobilization strategies depending upon the difference in a group's influence between the stronghold and contested areas, using as examples two Cambodian civil wars.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kubota, Y.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review: Diversity in Civilians' Incentives and Multiplicity of Recruitment Strategies 3. Theory: Territorial Control, Rivalry, and Recruitment 4. Cambodia, 1970-75 5. Cambodia, 1979-91 6. Recruitment in Comparative Perspective 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Yuichi Kubota is Lecturer at Center for Policy Research, University of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata, Japan. His research focuses on civil war, public opinion, and the political economy of development in Asia. He has published several research articles in these fields.