PLCP 3630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Panjshir Valley, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Mujahideen

• School: University of Virginia
• Department: Politics-Comparative Politics
• Course: PLCP 3630
• Professor: Echeverri- Gent John

Document Summary

Applying staniland"s theory to mujahedeen groups in the 1980s. Professor: while staniland applies it to the development of these insurrectionary groups, but professor believes it can be applied more broadly too -- also hinted this could be an essay question on the final exam. Insurrectionary organization is a key factor in insurgent success by providing coherence and resilience. Government tries to divide; critical for insurrectionary organization to maintain coherence. Effective organization is achieved through horizontal and vertical coherence. Horizontal: ability to cooperate with other groups/factions. Vertical: ability to cooperate with other levels of society. You need both horizontal and vertical in order to be effective. Existing social networks shape organization building facilitating some organizational forms and creating challenges for others. Organization facilitates the efficient use of outside resources. Apply staniland"s theory to mujahedeen groups in the 1980s. After daoud"s coup in 1973, we begin to see the emergence of mujahedeen groups. Muslim youth organization supported by the shariah faculty.