Strong militias, weak states and armed violence: Towards a theory of ‘state-parallel’ paramilitaries

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0967010616669900" target="_blank" >10.1177/0967010616669900</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Strong militias, weak states and armed violence: Towards a theory of ‘state-parallel’ paramilitaries

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article challenges the well-established presentation within conflict studies of paramilitary organizations as state-manipulated death squads or self-defence groups, and argues that some present-day militias extend their functions well beyond the role of shadowy pro-regime enforcers. Drawing its empirical insights from Ukrainian pro-government volunteer battalions and supporting its findings with empirical observations from other parts of the world, the article posits that the rise of powerful militia organizations acting in parallel with the state makes it imperative to revisit the theory and typology of paramilitary violence. The key theoretical argument of the article is that ‘state-parallel’ militias differ qualitatively from the ‘statemanipulated’ paramilitaries that are typical of the Cold War period. The article shows that although ‘stateparallel’ paramilitaries are not a new phenomenon, they have thus far remained critically understudied and undertheorized.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Strong militias, weak states and armed violence: Towards a theory of ‘state-parallel’ paramilitaries

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article challenges the well-established presentation within conflict studies of paramilitary organizations as state-manipulated death squads or self-defence groups, and argues that some present-day militias extend their functions well beyond the role of shadowy pro-regime enforcers. Drawing its empirical insights from Ukrainian pro-government volunteer battalions and supporting its findings with empirical observations from other parts of the world, the article posits that the rise of powerful militia organizations acting in parallel with the state makes it imperative to revisit the theory and typology of paramilitary violence. The key theoretical argument of the article is that ‘state-parallel’ militias differ qualitatively from the ‘statemanipulated’ paramilitaries that are typical of the Cold War period. The article shows that although ‘stateparallel’ paramilitaries are not a new phenomenon, they have thus far remained critically understudied and undertheorized.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Security Dialogue

ISSN

0967-0106

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

47

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

498-516

Kód UT WoS článku

000389549900003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85000366416