Intra-State Conflict, Governments and Security: Dilemmas of Deterrence and Assurance

by Stephen M. Saideman (Editor), Marie-Joelle J. Zahar (Editor)

Overview

This volume seeks to understand the central role of governments in intra-state conflicts.The book explores how the government in any society plays two pivotal roles: as a deterrent against those who would use violence; and as a potential danger to the society. These roles come into conflict with each other, as those governments that can best deter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134045044
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/29/2008
Series:	Contemporary Security Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	723 KB

About the Author

Stephen M. Saideman is Canada Research Chair of International Security and Ethnic Conflict at McGill University. Marie-Joëlle J. Zahar is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal.

Table of Contents

1. Causing Security, Reducing Fear: Deterring Intra-State Violence and Assuring Government Restraint Stephen M. Saideman and Marie-Joëlle Zahar 2. Fear, Preemption, Retaliation: An Empirical Test of the Security Dilemma Stathis N. Kalyvas 3. Six Feet Over: Internal War, Battle Deaths and the Influence of the Living on the Dead David Armstrong and Christian Davenport 4. Inequality, Indivisibility, and Insecurity S Mansoob Murshed 5. Rulers as Mass Murderers: Political Institutions and Human Insecurity Aysegul Aydin and Scott Gates 6. Resentment, Fear, and the Structure of the Military in Multiethnic States Roger Petersen and Paul Staniland 7. Violence as Politics: ETA and Basque Nationalism André Lecours 8. Africa’s Power Sharing Institutions as a Response to Insecurity: Assurance without Deterrence Donald Rothchild 9. The ‘Chicken or the Egg’? External Support and Rebellion in Ethnopolitics Yasemin Akbaba, Patrick Jamesm and Zeynep Taydas 10. Tackling the Anarchy Within: The Role of Deterrence and Great Power Intervention in Peace Operations Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé 11. Conclusion: Dilemmas of Insecurity: Implications For Research and Policy Marie-Joëlle Zahar and Stephen M. Saideman