POL208Y1 Lecture 13: Violence by Non-State Actors_ Civil War and Terrorism
Document Summary
Pol208 lecture 13: violence by non-state actors: civil war and terrorism. Ethnic and religious cleavages: cross cutting v. overlapping cleavages. Enrichment (diamonds, coltan opium cocaine oil, human beings) Wealth v. poverty (poor more desperate, states less able to respond) Nature of territory (easy or difficult to control?) International factors: support for neighboring states proxy wars . Almost all civil wars are proxy wars between outside actors. Neighboring states will have different interests in terms of who wins from such a conflict and will attempt to interfere in various ways to make sure their favorite side will gain the upperhand. Civil wars quickly suck others into their problems. Require money, arms, training, and territory (bases) Armed conflict within states is a continuation of politics by other means, always the result of breakdowns in bargaining, and that leads to questions as to why bargaining break down and why groups resort to armed conflict. Problem with reconciliation/trust > negotiated settlements rare.
