| ID | 080880 |
| Title Proper | Combat motivation in non-state armed groups |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Henriksen, Rune ; Vinci, Anthony |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Existing analyses of non-state armed-group combat motivations are inadequate because they essentialize combat motivation, fail to recognize the polymorphous character of non-state warfare, and confound agency and structure by equating individual combatant motivation with the context of the conflict. In order to account for the more dynamic nature of combat motivation in armed groups versus conventional militaries, this article offers a two-dimensional framework for understanding combatant motivation. The first dimension is based on context-specifically, terrorist, insurgent and warlord forms of warfare-and the second on individual motivation-including communitarian, economic, and existential motivations. The article then illustrates the interplay between these two dimensions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 20, No.1; Jan-Mar 2008: p87-109 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 20, No.1; Jan-Mar 2008: p87-109 |
| Key Words | Combat Motivation ; Fighters ; Non-State Armed Groups |