Mehrl, M orcid.org/0000-0002-5825-9256 (2023) Female combatants and rebel group behaviour: Evidence from Nepal. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 40 (3). pp. 260-280. ISSN 0738-8942
Abstract
Recent research examines when and why women join rebel groups as combatants. However, we are only beginning to understand how their presence affects rebel group behaviour and conflict dynamics more generally. I address this gap by analysing how women's participation influences two dimensions of rebel behaviour: their relationship to civilians and their fighting performance. I argue that a greater number of female rebels decreases civilian victimization, but also reduces rebel combat performance. I test these propositions using time-varying district-level data from the Nepalese civil war. The results support both expectations. These findings increase our understanding of the effects of women's participation in civil war.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | female combatants, civil war, gender and conflict, violence against civilians, military effectiveness |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2022 13:37 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 12:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/07388942221082234 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:192024 |
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