Killing Civilians in Civil War: The Rationale of Indiscriminate Violence

Jürgen Brandsch

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2020

Killing Civilians in Civil War

The Rationale of Indiscriminate Violence

Jürgen Brandsch

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626379060

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Conventional wisdom tells us that targeting civilians in civil wars makes little sense as a combat strategy. Yet, the indiscriminate violence continues. Why? To tackle this vexing question, Jürgen Brandsch looks closely at the on-the-ground impact of indiscriminate violence—and what he finds shows that there often is, in fact, a method to the madness. Making the provocative argument that slaughtering innocent civilians may be rational behavior on the part of the perpetrators, Brandsch provides an important piece in the puzzle of how to understand, and ultimately prevent, such atrocities.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Targeting Civilians in Civil Wars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 What Do We Know About Indiscriminate Violence?
2 State Use of Indiscriminate Violence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3 Nonstate Use of Indiscriminate Violence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4 Conceptual Building Blocks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5 A Theory of Group-Selective Violence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Part 2 How Does Indiscriminate Violence Work in Practice?
6 Assessing the Effects of Indiscriminate Violence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
7 Group-Selective Violence Across History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8 Violence Against Civilians in Ethnic Wars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Part 3 Conclusion
9 Does Group-Selective Violence Work? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Appendixes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
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About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 239

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Published: April 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781626379060