Clubb, G orcid.org/0000-0002-5168-2043 (2014) "From Terrorists to Peacekeepers": The IRA's disengagement and the role of community networks. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 37 (10). pp. 842-861. ISSN 1057-610X
Abstract
Utilizing interviews with former Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, Loyalists, and community workers, the article looks at how militants in Northern Ireland have helped to prevent terrorism and political violence (TPV) by adopting roles in the community. By using mobile phones, a network of former combatants emerged around interface areas in the late 1990s to contain trigger causes of terrorism, providing a unique role that the state could not. The structure of the network encouraged militant groups to follow the IRA's example to disengage—thus creating a domino effect—and the co-operation between senior militants has limited the opportunities for other groups to mobilize a campaign of terrorism.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism on 1st May 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1057610X.2014.941434 |
Keywords: | IRA; Disengagement; DDR; Prevent; Terrorism; Conflict |
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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: | 30 Jun 2016 09:18 |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2016 00:20 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2014.941434 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1057610X.2014.941434 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90275 |