Resisting war: how communities protect themselves

by Kaplan, Oliver Ross

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Full title :Resisting war : how communities protect themselves / Oliver Kaplan

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: civilian autonomy in civil war; 2. A theory of civilian decision-making in civil war; 3. The history of conflict and local autonomy in Colombia; 4. Living to tell about it: how to study communities in conflict settings; 5. How civilian organizations affect civil war violence; 6. Why some communities are more organized than others; 7. The institution of the ATCC: how local justice procedures protect civilians in civil war; 8. Discovering civilian autonomy in Cundinamarca; 9. Civilian autonomy around the world; 10. Conclusions and policy implications

In civil conflicts around the world, unarmed civilians take enormous risks to protect themselves and confront heavily armed combatants. This is not just counterintuitive - it is extraordinary. In this book, Oliver Kaplan explores cases from Colombia, with extensions to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and the Philippines, to show how and why civilians influence armed actors and limit violence. Based on fieldwork and statistical analysis, the book explains how local social organization and cohesion enable both covert and overt nonviolent strategies, including avoidance, cultures of peace, dispute resolution, deception, protest, and negotiation. These 'autonomy' strategies help civilians retain their agency and avoid becoming helpless victims by limiting the inroads of armed groups

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Publication Date:2017

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Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017

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The Physical Object

Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 374 Seiten)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781316671887, 1316671887, 9781107159808, 1107159806, 9781316612446, 1316612449
DOI:10.1017/9781316671887
oclc:ocn995163044
LC Classification:HN303.5
Dewey Decimal:303.6/109861

Subjects

Civil war -- Protection of civilians Civil war -- Protection of civilians --… Civilians in war Civilians in war -- Colombia Colombia Colombia -- History -- 1946-1974 Colombia -- History -- 1974- Colombie -- Histoire -- 1946-1974 Colombie -- Histoire -- 1974- Community organization Community organization -- Colombia Guerre -- Participation des civils -- C… Guerre civile -- Protection des civils … History Non-violence -- Colombie Nonviolence Nonviolence -- Colombia Organisation communautaire -- Colombie Since 1946