LEADER 05458nam 2200721 450 001 9910220123303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8330-8421-6 010 $a0-8330-8423-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519303 035 $a(EBL)1629508 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001108331 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11945033 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108331 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11104053 035 $a(PQKB)10237131 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1629508 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10836478 035 $a(OCoLC)865452369 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1629508 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519303 100 $a20131213h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImproving the U.S. military's understanding of unstable environments vulnerable to violent extremist groups $einsights from social science /$fDavid E. Thaler [and four others] 210 1$aSanta Monica, CA :$cRAND,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-8164-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aInequality 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 Population 327 $aFactor 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 327 $aFactor 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 327 $aFactor 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 327 $aMetrics for Factor 5: Fragmented Governance 330 $aFor 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. 606 $aIrregular warfare$zUnited States 606 $aMilitary doctrine$zUnited States 606 $aSocial sciences$xResearch$zUnited States 606 $aInsurgency 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 606 $aPolitical violence 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIrregular warfare 615 0$aMilitary doctrine 615 0$aSocial sciences$xResearch 615 0$aInsurgency. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aPolitical violence. 676 $a355.4/230973 700 $aThaler$b David E$0913855 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220123303321 996 $aImproving the U.S. military's understanding of unstable environments vulnerable to violent extremist groups$92047528 997 $aUNINA