Armed Groups in Cambodian Civil War

Territorial Control, Rivalry, and Recruitment
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-47322-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2824 g

Reihe: Asia Today

In civil war the causal mechanism on recruitment of combatants is complicated because armed groups interact for context-based strategic. This book argues that a group will adopt varying mobilization strategies depending upon the difference in a group's influence between the stronghold and contested areas, using as examples two Cambodian civil wars.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kubota, Y.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review: Diversity in Civilians' Incentives and Multiplicity of Recruitment Strategies 3. Theory: Territorial Control, Rivalry, and Recruitment 4. Cambodia, 1970-75 5. Cambodia, 1979-91 6. Recruitment in Comparative Perspective 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Yuichi Kubota is Lecturer at Center for Policy Research, University of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata, Japan. His research focuses on civil war, public opinion, and the political economy of development in Asia. He has published several research articles in these fields.