Violence and restraint in civil war : civilian targeting in the shadow of international law / Jessica A. Stanton, University of Pennsylvania.
2016
KZ6397 .S73 2016 (Mapit)
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Violence and restraint in civil war : civilian targeting in the shadow of international law / Jessica A. Stanton, University of Pennsylvania.
Imprint
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description
xviii, 321 pages ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Strategies of violence and restraint
A new data set on violence against civilians in civil war
Quantitative analysis of government and rebel group violence and restraint
Government restraint in Indonesia
Rebel group restraint in Aceh and East Timor
Variation in government violence against civilians: Turkey and Sudan
Variation in rebel group violence against civilians: Turkey, El Salvador, and Azerbaijan
Extreme rebel group violence against civilians: the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda
Conclusion.
A new data set on violence against civilians in civil war
Quantitative analysis of government and rebel group violence and restraint
Government restraint in Indonesia
Rebel group restraint in Aceh and East Timor
Variation in government violence against civilians: Turkey and Sudan
Variation in rebel group violence against civilians: Turkey, El Salvador, and Azerbaijan
Extreme rebel group violence against civilians: the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda
Conclusion.
Summary
"Media coverage of civil wars often focuses on the most gruesome atrocities and the most extreme conflicts, which might lead one to think that all civil wars involve massive violence against civilians. In truth, many governments and rebel groups exercise restraint in their fighting, largely avoiding violence against civilians in compliance with international law. Governments and rebel groups make strategic calculations about whether to target civilians by evaluating how domestic and international audiences are likely to respond to violence. Restraint is also a deliberate strategic choice: governments and rebel groups often avoid targeting civilians and abide by international legal standards to appeal to domestic and international audiences for diplomatic support. This book presents a wide range of evidence of the strategic use of violence and restraint, using original data on violence against civilians in civil wars from 1989 to 2010 as well as in-depth analyses of conflicts in Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Indonesia, Sudan, Turkey, and Uganda"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Partially based on author's thesis (doctoral - Columbia University, 2009) under the title: Strategies of violence and restraint in civil war.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KZ6397 .S73 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781107069107 hardback
1107069106 hardback
9781107670945 paperback
1107670942 paperback
1107069106 hardback
9781107670945 paperback
1107670942 paperback
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