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SMALL WARS AND INSURGENCIES
Volume 28, Issue 4-5, Pages 755-778Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2017.1322328
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Non-state armed groups; rebel governance; criminal governance; civilian support; civil war; organized crime; local order; civilian collaboration; violence; legitimacy; authority
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Terms like support' and collaboration' are often used interchangeably to denote a loose set of acts or attitudes that benefit non-state armed groups (NSAGs). However, these terms are seldom defined, and the alternatives available to civilians are rarely identified. Moreover, existing approaches overlook that the interaction between civilians and NSAGs is often one between ruler and ruled, which makes obedience and resistance central. This paper proposes to conceptualize the choices available to civilians as forms of cooperation and non-cooperation, offers a typology, and discusses the implications for theory building on civilian and NSAG behavior, and on the functioning of armed social orders.
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