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Title Civilian violent mobilization and the intensity of civil war in Mozambique
Full text https://academic.oup.com/book/55111/chapter-abstract/423923753?redirectedFrom=fulltext; https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3677544
Date 2023
Author(s) Jentzsch, C.
Contributor(s) Krause, J.; Masullo, J.; Rhoads, E.; Welsh, J.
Abstract <div><span>Civilian self-protection is often associated with nonviolent means of protection. This chapter questions this view and argues that certain types of armed self-defence can be understood as expressions of civilian protection agency. Specifically, it examines the consequences of the activities of community-initiated part-time militias during the war in Mozambique, drawing on a data set of violent events compiled from archival sources and interviews. Through this case study, it explores in what ways and under what conditions these more contentious and more risky forms of civilian self-protection help reduce violence against civilians during wartime and contribute to protection outcomes. The chapter shows how any effect in terms of protection was a temporary one, as the rebels quickly adapted and learned how to respond to the new armed challenge. Overall, the chapter emphasizes the dynamic character of war, shaped by learning processes on both the part of civilians and rebels.</span> </div> - NWO - 451-16-008 - Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour
Subject(s) Armed conflict; Militias; Security; Violence
Language en
Type of publication Part of book or chapter of book; info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart; Text
Format application/pdf
Source Civilian protective agency in violent settings
Identifier isbn:9780192866714; doi:10.1093/oso/9780192866714.003.0008; lucris-id:1269063533
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
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