Belgioioso, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0257 (2023) Rebel Financing and Terrorism in Civil Wars. Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict . Routledge , (126pp). ISBN 9781032445014
Abstract
This book investigates the ways in which the lethality of terrorist violence depends on how rebel organizations finance their rebellion.
The leaders of rebel groups make calculated decisions on the intensity of terrorism killings, considering the benefits and costs of targeting non-combatants against the financing needs of their organization. The study specifically focuses on analyzing the effects of different external financing options available to rebel groups and takes into account the role of local populations in making financing available. This comparative approach to external financing reveals new hypotheses that are empirically verified and differ from the expectations and findings of prior research. The book's findings are relevant to policy discussions on counter-insurgency strategies that prioritize protecting populations from human rights abuses. Existing doctrines tend to overlook the potential impact of targeted efforts to isolate insurgents from specific financing sources on the capacity to secure local populations.
This book will be of interest to students of civil wars, terrorism studies, political violence, and security studies.
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Item Type: | Book |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Margherita Belgioioso. This is an author produced version of a book chapter published in Rebel Financing and Terrorism in Civil Wars. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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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: | 23 Aug 2023 08:24 |
Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2025 01:13 |
Published Version: | https://www.routledge.com/Rebel-Financing-and-Terr... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Series Name: | Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202595 |