Armed Groups in Cambodian Civil War - Territorial Control, Rivalry, and Recruitment

"Why does an armed group adopt not only one measure but also combine multiple strategies in its mobilization efforts? This book argues that, given a difference in a group's influence between the stronghold and contested areas, it will adopt varying mobilization strategies that range from involuntary to voluntary recruitment. When the group attempts to collect combatants in the stronghold, it can use coercion as a means of mobilization. Within contested areas, in contrast, the group seeks to recruit dedicated participants whose interests coincide with the groups' long-term goals"--

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Report

"Given the surge in the number of micro-level studies of civil war over the last ten years, Armed Groups in Cambodian Civil War will attract much attention from scholars of conflict studies, comparative politics, international relations, and peace studies. Observing the field research carefully conducted by the author, area specialists and historians on Asia, especially those specializing in Cambodia, will also be interested in the book. It is policy-relevant and timely, given the security, economic, and humanitarian implications of the domestic conflicts, not only for conflict-ridden countries but also for the rest of the world.' Kazuhiro Obayashi, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Product details

• Authors: Y Kubota, Y. Kubota, Yuichi Kubota
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2013
• EAN: 9781137364081
• ISBN: 978-1-137-36408-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Asia Today; Asia Today
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Peace, Sociology, Conflict Studies, Political Science, Asia, Political Sociology, International Relations, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Terrorism, armed struggle, Terrorism, Political Violence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, Peace and Conflict Studies, Civil War;Literature Review;war