05458nam 2200721 450 991022012330332120200520144314.00-8330-8421-60-8330-8423-2(CKB)2670000000519303(EBL)1629508(SSID)ssj0001108331(PQKBManifestationID)11945033(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108331(PQKBWorkID)11104053(PQKB)10237131(Au-PeEL)EBL1629508(CaPaEBR)ebr10836478(OCoLC)865452369(MiAaPQ)EBC1629508(EXLCZ)99267000000051930320131213h20132013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImproving the U.S. military's understanding of unstable environments vulnerable to violent extremist groups insights from social science /David E. Thaler [and four others]Santa Monica, CA :RAND,[2013]©20131 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-8164-0 Includes bibliographical references.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 ResistanceInequality 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 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 PopulationFactor 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 PowerFactor 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 GroupsFactor 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 InequalityMetrics for Factor 5: Fragmented GovernanceFor 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.Irregular warfareUnited StatesMilitary doctrineUnited StatesSocial sciencesResearchUnited StatesInsurgencyTerrorismPreventionPolitical violenceElectronic books.Irregular warfareMilitary doctrineSocial sciencesResearchInsurgency.TerrorismPrevention.Political violence.355.4/230973Thaler David E913855MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220123303321Improving the U.S. military's understanding of unstable environments vulnerable to violent extremist groups2047528UNINA00912nam a22002413i 450099100321177970753620040126094620.0040802s1973 it |||||||||||||||||ita b13041228-39ule_instARCHE-099383ExLBiblioteca InterfacoltàitaA.t.i. Arché s.c.r.l. Pandora Sicilia s.r.l.851.91Principe, Quirino159473Il libro dei cinque sentieri /Quirino PrincipeMilano :All'insegna del pesce d'oro,197379 p. ;17 cmLunario.Fuori serie ;27.b1304122802-04-1405-08-04991003211779707536LE002 It. XXIV N 6712002000264602le002C. 1-E0.00-l- 00000.i1366484005-08-04Libro dei cinque sentieri286841UNISALENTOle00205-08-04ma -itait 31