Unravelling the complex nature of security force defection
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F20%3A10411875" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/20:10411875 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=ZhNhYg_7LZ" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=ZhNhYg_7LZ</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14781158.2020.1767046" target="_blank" >10.1080/14781158.2020.1767046</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Unravelling the complex nature of security force defection
Original language description
This study analyses a large number of regime-change seeking movements, their experiences with state repression, and the outcome of security force defection. Crisp-set Qualitative-Comparative Analysis (csQCA) is utilised to investigate six conditions and set-theoretic associations with defection. Results reveal that defection is neither sufficiently nor necessarily tied to any single condition. Contrary to theoretical expectations, of the most salient identified solutions, three out of five feature the presence of a violent oppositional campaign. There exist heterogeneous pathways that can lead to defection and defection has occurred in cases of both violent and nonviolent resistance. While mass nonviolent dissent can spur defection by fostering regime fragility, by providing protesters favourable opportunities to overcome state repression or through persuading security forces to not repress, large violent movements (100,000 or more participants) can also cause defections by directly challenging regime security support pillars. This analysis offers timely implications for our understanding of the interrelated character of dissent, repression and security force defection.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Global Change, Peace and Security
ISSN
1478-1158
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
32
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
135-155
UT code for WoS article
000541355600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85086459679