How do rebel groups decide how to recruit members? To answer this question, Obayashi classifies recruitment techniques of rebel groups into two types, coercion and inducement, and develops a theory of rebel recruitment that simultaneously addresses agency problems inside rebel groups and the rebel-state contest over information. Important themes such as desertion, counterinsurgency strategies including amnesties and civil war termination are also examined to further understand the dynamics of rebellion and violent disorder. The theory is applied to examine the changes in conflicts involving the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda.
| ISBN: | 9781138182431 |
| Publication date: | 11th September 2017 |
| Author: | Kazuhiro (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) Obayashi |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 204 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the Politics of Disorder and Instability |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Regional geography Warfare and defence Peace studies and conflict resolution Social and political philosophy Cognition and cognitive psychology Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action Political ideologies and movements |