Violent Order - Understanding Rebel Governance Through Liberia''s Civil War

This book examines why some rebel groups abuse civilians and factionalize, presenting an inside look at Liberia's rebels and using innovative quantitative methods.

List of contents

Part I. Rebel Organization: 1. Understanding rebel organizations; 2. Leaders, commanders, and soldiers; 3. External patrons; Part II. Liberia's Civil War: 4. An overview of Liberia; 5. Inside the NPFL; 6. ULIMO and its offspring; 7. Analyzing civilian security during Liberia's war; Part III. Beyond Liberia: 8. Rebel abusiveness and factionalization; 9. Conclusion; Appendix A. Fieldwork in Liberia; Appendix B. Interviews.

About the author

Nicholai Lidow received his PhD from the Department of Political Science, Stanford University, California and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. His work focuses on rapid data collection and analysis in challenging environments, such as conflict areas. Lidow has a decade of research experience in Liberia, most recently during the Ebola epidemic, and has also worked in DR Congo, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Somalia. He is currently a research analyst at Premise Data Corporation and an advisor to the Somalia Stability Fund.

Summary

Why do some rebel groups abuse civilians? Why do some break apart? Through comparisons to conventional organizations such as factories or Silicon Valley startups, this book explains patterns of rebel group behavior and tests the theory using cutting-edge methods, as well as providing an inside look into Liberia's civil war.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholai Hart Lidow, Lidow Nicholai Hart
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781107108219
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10821-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Liberia, HISTORY / Military / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Africa / West, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General