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1 online resource |
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Palgrave pivot |
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Palgrave pivot.
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Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; A Note on Terminology ; List of Figures; Introduction; Part I New Challenges; Chapter 1 Conflict and Violent Extremism: Theories and Evidence; Abstract ; Introduction; Creed or Grievance? Causes of Violent Extremism in Conflicts; Wars of Ideas? The Importance of Ideology; Kith and Kin: Identity and Socialisation; Grievance and Governance; Are Violent Islamists a New Type of Conflict Actor?; Same Old, Same Old?; Rational Actors?; Conclusion; References; Part II Testing Theories and Evidence in Kenya, Nigeria and SyriaIraq |
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Chapter 2 Kenya: More Local than GlobalAbstract ; Introduction: Background to the Conflict and the Main Groups; Al Shabaab and Al-Hijra; The MRC, Mungiki and Mau Mau Movement; Aims and Objectives of the Groups; Recruitment and Motivation; Tactics and Methods; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Nigeria: A Religious Framing of Grievances; Abstract ; Introduction: Background to the Conflict and the Main Groups; Boko Haram; Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND); Aims and Objectives of the Groups; Tactics and Methods; Recruitment and Motivation; Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 4 Iraq and Syria: Complex, Dynamic and DividedAbstract ; Introduction: Background to the Conflict and the Main Groups; The 2003 Invasion of Iraq and Its Consequences; Al Qaida in Iraq; The Impact of the Syrian Civil War; Aims, Recruitment and Tactics of the Groups; ISIL; JaN; AaS; Shia Militias; Conclusion; References; PART II Conclusions to Part Two; Part III New Responses; Chapter 5 Implications for Development, Peacebuilding and Statebuilding; Abstract ; Introduction; "Working In" War; "Working On" War; Legitimate and Inclusive Politics |
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Ensuring State Provision of Basic ServicesAddressing the Causes and Consequences of Conflict; A Role for Development; References; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This edited volume examines the implications for international development actors of new kinds of terrorism taking place in civil conflicts. The threat from terrorism and violent extremism has never been greater - at least in the global South where the vast majority of violent extremist attacks take place. Some of the most violent extremist groups are also parties to civil conflicts in regions such as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. But are these groups - especially the violent Islamists which constitute the greatest current threat - qualitatively different from other conflict actors? If they are, what are the implications for development practitioners working in war zones and fragile or poverty-afflicted countries? This study aims to answer these questions through a combination of theoretical enquiry and the investigation of three case studies - Kenya, Nigeria, and Iraq/Syria. It aims to illuminate the differences between violent Islamists and other types of conflict actor, to identify the challenges these groups pose to development practice, and to propose a way forward for meeting these challenges |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 19, 2017) |
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Violence -- Developing countries
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International agencies -- Developing countries
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Radicalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Violence
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International agencies
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Radicalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Developing countries
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Glazzard, Andrew, author
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Jesperson, Sasha, author.
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Maguire, Thomas, author
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Winterbotham, Emily, author.
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| ISBN |
9783319514840 |
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3319514849 |
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