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Why do some insurgencies escalate to become regional or international conflicts while others remain localized, and why have some insurgencies been resolved while others continue? This project examines the impact of democratization and the involvement of outside actors to answer these questions.
This book was origianlly published as a speci
List of contents
1: Explaining the Internationalization of Insurgencies Amy L. Freedman and Sarah Davies Murray 2: Theories, Tools, and Lenses Amy L. Freedman and Sarah Davies Murray 3: The Nexus of the Domestic and Regional within an International Context: The Rwandan Genocide and Mobutu’s Ouster John James Quinn 4: Foreign Brokered Pacts and Communal Hostility in Lebanon Samir Khalaf 5: Iraq’s Insurgencies in Comparative Perspective Glenn E. Robinson 6: (No) Helping Hands: External Factors Affecting the Conclusion of the Civil Wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone Freida Ibiduni M'Cormack 7: Revisiting the Bangsamoro Struggle: Contested Identities and Elusive Peace Mely Caballero-Anthony 8: Transforming the Aceh Conflict: From Military Solutions to Political Agreement Kirsten E. Schulze 9: Thailand’s Strange Southern War: Insurgency, Disorder and the Fragile State Marc Askew 10: Conclusion: Explaining Peace Amy L. Freedman
About the author
Amy Freedman is an associate professor and chair of political science/international studies at Long Island University. She is the author of Political Change and Consolidation: Democracy's Rocky Road in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), and has written numerous journal articles on political economy questions, minority politics, and questions about political Islam. Her work appears in the Journal of Civil Society, Religion and Politics, World Affairs, and elsewhere.
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Why do some insurgencies escalate to become regional or international conflicts while others remain localized, and why have some insurgencies been resolved while others continue? This project examines the impact of democratization and the involvement of outside actors to answer these questions. This book was origianlly published as a speci
