Targeting the Unarmed : Strategic Rebel Violence in Civil War

Targeting the Unarmed : Strategic Rebel Violence in Civil War

Rebel attacks on civilians constitute one of the gravest threats to human security in contemporary armed conflicts. But why do rebel groups kill civilians? The dissertation approaches this question from a strategic perspective, trying to understand when and why rebel groups are likely to target civi...

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Main Author: Hultman, Lisa
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning 2008
Subjects:
one-sided violence
violence against civilians
killing
civil war
rebel group
rebel strategy
bargaining
count model
Renamo
Mozambique
Peace and conflict research
Freds- och konfliktforskning
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8852
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-506-2009-2

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-506-2009-2

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