Book contents
- Rebels and Conflict Escalation
- Rebels and Conflict Escalation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Vignettes
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Rebels and Escalation
- 2 Escalation and De-Escalation
- 3 Political Opportunity and Rebel Violence
- 4 Political Will
- 5 Capabilities
- 6 Capabilities
- 7 Political Will
- 8 Legitimacy and Support
- 9 De-Escalation
- 10 The Escalation and De-Escalation of Rebel Violence
- References
- Index
1 - Rebels and Escalation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2021
Book contents
- Rebels and Conflict Escalation
- Rebels and Conflict Escalation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Vignettes
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Rebels and Escalation
- 2 Escalation and De-Escalation
- 3 Political Opportunity and Rebel Violence
- 4 Political Will
- 5 Capabilities
- 6 Capabilities
- 7 Political Will
- 8 Legitimacy and Support
- 9 De-Escalation
- 10 The Escalation and De-Escalation of Rebel Violence
- References
- Index
Summary
How do conflicts involving rebels that at first appear quite innocuous and small-scale, grow and aggravate? The chapter discusses the concept of the rebel and demonstrates that rebel groups, just like the state, can be seen as political and strategic actors. The rest of the chapter details the approach and the set-up of the study.
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- Rebels and Conflict EscalationExplaining the Rise and Decline in Violence, pp. 1 - 23Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021