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Armed Political Organizations
Benedetta Berti
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Description for Armed Political Organizations
Berti's innovative framework and careful choice of case studies, presented in a jargon-free, accessible style, will make this book attractive to not only scholars and students of democratization processes but policymakers interested in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Many armed-political movements such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) have their roots in insurrection and rebellion. In Armed Political Organizations, Benedetta Berti seeks to understand when and why violent actors in a political organization choose to vote rather than bomb their way to legitimacy. Berti argues that the classic theory of the democratization process, which sees violence and elections at opposite ends of the political spectrum, is too simplistic and wholly inadequate for understanding the negotiation and disarmament work that is necessary for peaceful resolution of armed conflicts and movement toward electoral options. In this comparative ... Read more
Many armed-political movements such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) have their roots in insurrection and rebellion. In Armed Political Organizations, Benedetta Berti seeks to understand when and why violent actors in a political organization choose to vote rather than bomb their way to legitimacy. Berti argues that the classic theory of the democratization process, which sees violence and elections at opposite ends of the political spectrum, is too simplistic and wholly inadequate for understanding the negotiation and disarmament work that is necessary for peaceful resolution of armed conflicts and movement toward electoral options. In this comparative ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421409740
SKU
V9781421409740
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About Benedetta Berti
Benedetta Berti is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and a lecturer at Tel Aviv University.
Reviews for Armed Political Organizations
The author's conceptual framework and case studies are an important contribution to understanding the types of measures that governments need to adopt in order to engage with their terrorist adversaries who may have finally entered the phase in which they are ready to transform themselves into legitimate political actors.
Joshua Sinai Perspectives on Terrorism Berti's intricate research reveals the ... Read more
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