Rebels and Conflict Escalation: Explaining the Rise and Decline in Violence

ISBN-13: 9781316518472 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 200 str.

Isabelle Duyvesteyn

Opis

Duyvesteyn critically examines the potential explanations for the escalation and de-escalation during conflicts involving states and non-state actors, such as terrorists and insurgents.

Recenzje

'Isabelle Duvesteyn's book offers an original and highly stimulating new perspective on the notion of escalation and de-escalation in conflict. Her volume makes an important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of this under-studied and under-theorized area.' M. L. R. Smith, Professor of Strategic Theory, King's College London

Spis treści

1. Rebels and escalation; 2. Escalation and de-escalation; 3. Political opportunity and rebel violence; 4. Political will; provocation and concession; 5. Capabilities; strategy; 6. Capabilities; substitution; 7. Political will; group processes and individual considerations; 8. Legitimacy and support; 9. De-Escalation; 10. The escalation and de-escalation of rebel violence; Index.