Beschreibung:
This book examines the conditions under which the presence and use of militias result in an increase or decrease in violence against civilians in intra-state conflicts.
1. Introduction 2. Pro-Regime Militias 3. Civilian Defense Forces and Violence against Civilians 4. State-Militia Relations and Repression 5. Science and Epistemology as Territory in Conflict: The U.S. Occupation and Violence against Academics in Iraq 6. Violence against Civilians and the Legitimacy of Community-based Armed Groups in Kenya and Haiti 7. The YPJ of Northeast Syria and the Socialization of Restraint towards Civilians: 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' 8. Conclusion - The Study of Militias and Violence: Where to Go from Here?