Politicising the rebel governance paradigm. Critical appraisal and expansion of a research agenda

H Pfeifer, R Schwab - Small Wars & Insurgencies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The introduction to the special issue starts from the observation that the political nature of
rebel governance is so far understudied. Moving beyond the functionalism and …

Unravelling Africa's misgovernment: How state failures fuel the emergence of violent non-state actors: Selected case studies

VH Mlambo - Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the multifaceted challenges post-colonial African states face in
addressing underdevelopment and ethnoreligious intolerance, resulting in an unstable …

A pandemic of violence? The impact of COVID-19 on conflict

SMT Polo - Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2020 - degruyter.com
This article examines the impact and repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns
of armed conflict around the world. It argues that there are two main ways in which the …

Beyond ransom and political concessions? Explaining changes in insurgents' kidnapping involvement versus event-frequency

L Liu, M Eisner - Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Kidnapping is a common tactic used by insurgent groups. However, why insurgents commit
kidnappings remains insufficiently understood. Based on 1,386 group-year observations of …

Rebel governance at the time of covid-19: Emergencies as opportunities for rebel rulers

M Furlan - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As Covid-19 has spread worldwide, not only governments but also rebel rulers have had to
face the crisis. Therefore, it is important to understand whether exogenous shocks pose to …

Progress and Obstacles in the Internationalization of Criminology

G LaFree - International Criminology, 2021 - Springer
The contributors to this inaugural issue of International Criminology were asked to reflect on
the present state of comparative criminology and to speculate on whether it will become …

Hacia una comprensión de los múltiples conflictos colombianos: Evolución teórica en el análisis de la confrontación armada

LF Trejos Rosero, AJ Bravo Hernández… - 2021 - repository.eafit.edu.co
Hacia una comprensión de los múltiples conflictos colombianos: Evolución teórica en el
análisis de la confrontación armada Page 1 119 Co-herencia Vol. 18, n.º 34, enero - junio …

Emergency law responses to COVID-19 and the impact on peace and transition processes

S Molloy - 2021 - nrl.northumbria.ac.uk
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic on 11
March 2020. This global health crisis demanded a quick, decisive and efficient response by …

Critical applications of heterogeneity theories to power in nonprofit human services organizations

ST Flanigan - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The field of nonprofit studies often assumes that efforts of actors in the nonprofit landscape
are beneficial, especially when considering nonprofit human service organizations …

Why insurgents engage in kidnappings: A coercive strategy in quasi-state governance and control?

L Liu, M Eisner - Journal of Peace Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the common perception viewing kidnappings as means to generate ransom income
and to obtain political concessions, it remains unclear why kidnappings are …