Title Networks of rebellion : explaining insurgent cohesion and collapse / Paul Staniland

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource Series Cornell studies in security affairs Cornell studies in security affairs Contents Organizing insurgency -- Insurgent origins -- Insurgent change -- Azad and jihad : trajectories of insurgency in Kashmir -- Organizing rebellion in Afghanistan -- Explaining Tamil militancy in Sri Lanka -- Peasants and commissars : communist tides in Southeast Asia -- Insurgency, war, and politics Summary "Rebel groups vary considerably, yet systematically, both vis-à-vis each other and over time. As a simple observation this may sound trivial until one realizes that it tends to be overlooked in both academic research and policy analysis. In contrast, Paul Staniland tells us exactly how these groups vary, by exploring the organizational dimension of rebel groups in a way that seamlessly integrates prewar social structure and wartime dynamics, theory and empirics, abstract intuition and historical texture. Extremely insightful and an exemplar of clarity, this book is likely to spur a new research program in the study of civil wars."--Stathis Kalyvas, Arnold Woffers Professor of Political Science and Director, Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence, Yale University "Networks of Rebellion is a major work. Paul Staniland's use of the South Asian cases is especially significant, because despite a host of case studies few serious attempts have been made to integrate these cases into the wider stream of literature on counterinsurgency. Staniland advances an original interpretation and enhances our understanding of the prospects and fortunes of insurgent organizations."--Sumit Ganguly, Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University "Can one understand the effectiveness of insurgent organizations without analyzing the social ties in which they are embedded? This question lies at the heart of this book. Drawing primarily on new research materials from Kashmir, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, Paul Staniland builds an account that is thought-provoking, closely reasoned, and truly enlightening."--Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science, Brown University Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Insurgency -- Cross-cultural studies Social networks -- Cross-cultural studies Insurgency -- South Asia -- Case studies Insurgency -- Southeast Asia -- Case studies SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Insurgency Social networks Aufstand Rebellion Guerilla Kommunismus Organisation Verlauf Uppror. Gerillarörelser. Sociala nätverk. Sociala förhållanden. Gruppdynamik. Armed conflict. Sociology. Warfare & defence. Politics and Government. South Asia Southeast Asia Afghanistan Kaschmir Südostasien Sri Lanka Genre/Form Case studies Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9780801471032 0801471036

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