Insurgent Terrorism: Intergroup Relationships and the Killing of Civilians

Insurgent groups depend on public support and sometimes target private civilians. This book examines insurgent embeddedness in relationships with the state, other insurgents, and the public to understand why they attack civilians. It uses Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD) as a dataset and presents in-depth analyses of intergroup alliances and rivalries, their changes and determinants, and the implications for bloodshed against civilians.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Insurgent groups are composed of individuals who are willing to organize and carry out acts of terror in order to achieve their objectives. By nature, these groups rely on public support, although they may also target private civilians, as well as military personnel and government officials. This book explores the concept of insurgent embeddedness, which examines the extent to which an insurgent group is interconnected with the state, other insurgent groups, and the public. By using the dataset known as Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD), this book delves into civilian attacks in various contexts, such as schools, news media, and nonmilitary/nongovernment spaces that are designed for the general public. Furthermore, this book takes a deeper approach by presenting in-depth analyses of intergroup alliances and rivalries, their changes and determinants over time, and their implications for various types of bloodshed against civilians. Insurgent Terrorism provides a comprehensive and contemporary framework for academics, students, and policy practitioners who aim to understand the interorganizational relationships between insurgent organizations.

Insurgent groups are composed of individuals who are willing to organize and carry out acts of terror in order to achieve their objectives. By nature, these groups rely on public support, although they may also target private civilians, as well as military personnel and government officials. This book explores the concept of insurgent embeddedness, which examines the extent to which an insurgent group is interconnected with the state, other insurgent groups, and the public. By using the dataset known as Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD), this book delves into civilian attacks in various contexts, such as schools, news media, and nonmilitary/nongovernment spaces that are designed for the general public. Furthermore, this book takes a deeper approach by presenting in-depth analyses of intergroup alliances and rivalries, their changes and determinants over time, and their implications for various types of bloodshed against civilians. Insurgent Terrorism provides a comprehensive and contemporary framework for academics, students, and policy practitioners who aim to understand the interorganizational relationships between insurgent organizations.

Dimension: 235 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197607060