Search for dissertations about: "Stathis Kalyvas"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Stathis Kalyvas.

  2. 1. Raising Rebels : Participation and Recruitment in Civil War

    Author : Kristine Eck; Mats Hammarström; Desirée Nilsson; Stathis Kalyvas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil conflict; civil war; ethnic conflict; rebellion; rebel groups; rebel recruitment; participation; coercion; indoctrination; Nepal; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : Why do some individuals choose to participate in rebellion, and what recruitment tactics can rebel groups use to affect this decision? These questions are central to the study of civil war because rebel groups must raise troops in order to challenge the government and to survive as an organization. Indeed, much of the civil war literature builds on participation as a key causal mechanism, yet it is rarely specified in theoretical or empirical models. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Farewell to Arms : Motivational Change and Divergence Inside FARC-EP 2002-2010

    Author : Michael Jonsson; Stefano Guzzini; Svante Cornell; Maria Heimer; Stathis Kalyvas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Civil war; motives; motivational change; Colombia; mid-level commanders; political economy of conflict; FARC; insurgency; defections; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : How can motivational change and divergence inside a rebel group be explained and what does this imply for our understanding of civil wars? In contemporary research, these questions have received limited attention. In many studies, motives are either overlooked, inferred from a single type of motive indicator or assumed to be narrow, static over time and homogenous throughout the organization. READ MORE