Title Organized violence after civil war : the geography of recruitment in Latin America / Sarah Zukerman Daly

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016 ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 315 pages) Series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Cambridge studies in comparative politics. Contents 1. Introduction: A farewell to arms? -- 2. Theory of the postwar trajectories of armed organizations -- 3. Violence and peace in Colombia -- 4. Geography of recruitment and postwar organizational capacity -- 5. Strategic interactions between armed groups and remilitarization -- 6. The path to demilitarization : configuration of local militias in Antioquia -- 7. Remilitarization, strong and weak : local and non-local militias in Catatumbo and Urabá/Córdoba -- 8. Beyond Colombia : transitions from war to peace in comparative perspective -- Conclusion -- Appendix Summary Nearly half of all countries emerging from civil conflict relapse into war within a few years of signing a peace agreement. The postwar trajectories of armed groups vary from organizational cohesion to dissolution, demilitarization to remilitarization. In Organized Violence after Civil War, Daly analyzes evidence from thirty-seven militia groups in Colombia, demonstrating that the primary driving force behind these changes is the variation in recruitment patterns within, and between, the warring groups. She documents the transition from war to peace through interviews with militia commanders, combatants and victims. Using rich ex-combatant survey data and geo-coded information on violence over fifty years of war, Daly explains the dynamics inside armed organizations and the strategic interactions among them. She also shows how the theory may be used beyond Colombia, both within the region of Latin America and across the rest of the world Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Militia movements -- Latin America Militia movements -- Colombia Paramilitary forces -- Latin America Paramilitary forces -- Colombia Civil war -- Latin America Political violence -- Latin America Soldiers -- Latin America Remilitarization -- Latin America HISTORY -- Latin America -- General. HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. Civil war Militia movements Paramilitary forces Political violence Politics and government Remilitarization Soldiers SUBJECT Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87000854 Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1974- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028520 Subject Colombia Latin America Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316412350 1316412350 9781316533734 1316533735 9781316532775 1316532771

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