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UNINA9910220123303321 |
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Thaler David E |
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Improving the U.S. military's understanding of unstable environments vulnerable to violent extremist groups : insights from social science / / David E. Thaler [and four others] |
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Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND, , [2013] |
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0-8330-8421-6 |
0-8330-8423-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Irregular warfare - United States |
Military doctrine - United States |
Social sciences - Research - United States |
Insurgency |
Terrorism - Prevention |
Political violence |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Abstract; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Box; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Sociology and Anthropology in DoD's Irregular Warfare Context; Research Approach and Road Map to This Report; Chapter Two: Gaining Insights into Unstable, Conflict-Prone Environments Through Social Science Lenses; Introduction; Sociological Theories; Conflict Theory; Social Movement Theory; Social Network Theory; Institutional/Organizational Theory; Anthropological Theories; Cultures of Violence; Cultures of Independence and Resistance |
Inequality and AggressionLocal Systems of Social Control, Kinship Ties, and Identity; Other Social Science Theories and Unstable Environments; Rational Choice Theory; Greed and Grievance Theories; Concluding Remarks; Chapter Three: Factors Associated with Environments Vulnerable to Conflict; Introduction; Methodology for Validating the List |
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of Factors and Their Characteristics; Key Factors and Their Attributes; Factor 1: Level of External Support for Violent, Nonstate Groups; Factor 2: Extent to Which Government Considered Illegitimate or Ineffective by the Population |
Factor 3: Presence of Tribal or Ethnic Indigenous Populations with History of Resisting State Rule, and/or Cultures That Encourage or Justify Violent BehaviorFactor 4: Levels of Absolute or Relative Poverty/Inequality; Presence of One or More Groups That Have Recently Lost Status or Power; Factor 5: Extent to Which Local Governance Is Fragmented or Nonexistent and Vulnerable to Co-Option from Insurgent Replacement Institutions; Factor 6: Existence of Ungoverned Space; Factor 7: Presence of Multiple Violent, Nonstate Groups Competing for Power |
Factor 8: Level of Government Restriction on Political or Ideological Dissent Extent to Which Individuals Feel Alienated from Governing Process; Factor 9: Level of Consistency/Agreement Between Nonstate Group's Goals and Philosophy and Preferences/Worldview/Ideology of Target Populations; Factor 10: Extent to Which Population and Nonstate Groups Perceive Faltering Government Commitment to a Counterinsurgency Campaign; Factor 11: Capacity, Resources, and Expertise of Violent, Nonstate Groups |
Factor 12: Pervasiveness of Social Networks Capable of Being Galvanized and Mobilized to Resistant ActionConcluding Remarks; Chapter Four: Relationships Among Factors: Peru and Nepal Case Studies; The Shining Path in Peru, 1980-1992; The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal, 1997-2006; Concluding Remarks; Chapter Five: Utilizing the Factors for Analysis; Metrics for Detecting and Assessing Factors; Metrics for Factor 1: External Support; Metrics for Factor 2: Government Legitimacy or Effectiveness; Metrics for Factor 3: History of Resistance; Metrics for Factor 4: Poverty and Inequality |
Metrics for Factor 5: Fragmented Governance |
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For over a decade, operations associated with irregular warfare have placed large demands on U.S. ground forces and have led to development of new Army and Joint doctrine. This report helps analysts identify and assess twelve key factors that create and perpetuate environments susceptible to insurgency, terrorism, and other extremist violence and instability to inform military decisions on allocation of analytic and security assistance resources. |
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UNINA9910162733603321 |
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Autore |
Eden Tigris |
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Titolo |
Enslaved In Shadows |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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A man's Past leads to his Future......Agent Stone of the Shadow Unit's job is simple, most days. Work in the Shadows, police his own Kind.When an unwanted assignment turns out to be his darkest fantasy from the past, Draven can't help but be conflicted by the memories of the past and his responsibilities in the future. But his decision has been made.The Heart of a woman is Tested........Jes can't let the tall dark agent back into her life.How can she trust any man after what she's endured. Years of abuse have broken her down and she doesn't have room for more. The man she turns to for help hasn't abused her physically but he's tormented her emotionally. A past betrayal left her scarred, but also brought her life.Can she accept him into her heart and trust him again?One will survive and adapt, the other will realize hearts can be mended even if it's a bit too late.The road to forgiveness sometimes only brings more pain. Unexpected events set their lives on two separate tracks leading to one outcome. Lives will be changed and an emotional battle to save their souls will leave them both trapped and enslaved in their need for one another. |
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