Many nonstate military organizations provide a wide range of social services to civilians. The apparent contradiction between their use of violence and their provision of charity has been …
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 …
Understanding the Policymaking Process in Developing Countries provides a uniquely comprehensive and practical framework for development practitioners, policymakers …
O Swed - Small Wars & Insurgencies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The havoc and disarray among governments and societies caused by the COVID-19 outbreak also invited opportunities for violent non-state actors to exploit for their advantage …
BP Alakoc, S Werner, M Widmeier - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Terrorist organizations do not solely rely on violence, but also utilize a range of nonviolent activities from political engagement to social services provision. We argue that terrorist …
H Stallman, F Hadi - International Politics, 2024 - Springer
Women's participation in conflict settings has long intrigued scholars, and for good reason: women play a wide variety of purposeful roles. However, there are numerous challenges …
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 …
C Mcloughlin - Handbook on intervention and Statebuilding, 2019 - elgaronline.com
The state's capacity to ensure the delivery of vital public goods and services in line with people's expectations is considered 'central to the existence of the state'and necessary to …
This chapter uses data from Arab Barometer surveys and an embedded experiment carried out in seven Arab countries in 2016–2017 to examine views about the Islamic State held by …