Monographie

Paramilitarism : mass violence in the shadow of the state / Uğur Ümit Üngör

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Paramilitarism : mass violence in the shadow of the state / Uğur Ümit Üngör
A pour autre édition sur un support différent
  • Paramilitarism Mass Violence in the Shadow of the State Uğur Ümit Üngör 2019 Oxford Oxford University Press 978-0-19-186395-0
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • Oxford New York (N.Y.) : Oxford University Press, 2020
Description matérielle
  • 1 volume (xiv-208 pages) : ccouverture illustrée ; 23 cm
ISBN
  • 978-0-19-882524-1
  • 978-0-19-286529-8
EAN
  • 9780198825241 relié
  • 9780192865298 broché
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 355.370 9
Note sur l'édition et l'histoire bibliographique
  • Autre tirage : 2022 (édition brochée)
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliographie pages [197]-203. Notes bibliographiques. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • "From the deserts of Sudan to the jungles of Colombia, and from the streets of Belfast to the mountains of Kurdistan, paramilitaries have appeared in violent conflicts in very different settings. Paramilitaries are generally depicted as irregular armed organizations that carry out acts of violence against civilians on behalf of a state. In doing so, they undermine the state's monopoly of legitimate violence, while at the same time creating a breeding ground for criminal activities. Why do governments with functioning police forces and armies use paramilitary groups? This study tackles this question through the prism of the interpenetration of paramilitaries and the state.<BR>The author interprets paramilitarism as the ability of the state to successfully outsource mass political violence against civilians that transforms and traumatizes societies. It analyses how paramilitarism can be understood in global context, and how paramilitarism is connected to transformations of warfare and state-society relations. By comparing a broad range of cases, it looks at how paramilitarism has made a profound impact in a large number of countries that were different, but nevertheless shared a history of pro-government militia activity. A thorough understanding of paramilitarism can clarify the direction and intensity of violence in wartime and peacetime. The volume examines the issues of international involvement, institutional support, organized crime, party politics, and personal ties."
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