Militant Competition: How Terrorists and Insurgents Advertise with Violence and How They Can Be Stopped

ISBN-13: 9781108834186 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 200 str.

Justin Michael Conrad; William Jerome Spaniel

Opis

An examination of how competition between militant groups influences their behavior, and especially their use of violence.

Recenzje

'While the concept of outbidding has been an important principle in understanding violent group escalation, Conrad and Spaniel move this discussion beyond the simple 'more groups equals more conflict' story. Using rigorous formal theory, connected empirical tests and important case analysis, Conrad and Spaniel show how the second-order effects of militant group competition can lead to unexpected outcomes. While this book will appeal to serious social scientists and scholars of political violence, Conrad and Spaniel address the critical policy implications of the novel theory and data analysis making the book applicable to the public, policymakers, and political scientists. I will assign it in my courses on political violence and terrorism at the undergraduate and graduate level. Joseph K. Young, American University

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. A formal model of outbidding; 3. The evidence; 4. Outbidding, capacity, and government enforcement; 5. Outbidding as deterrence: endogenous demands in the shadow of group competition; 6. Cornering the market: counterterrorism in the shadow of group formation; Conclusion.