| ID | 081347 |
| Title Proper | Welfare as warfare |
| Other Title Information | how violent non-state groups use social services to attack the state |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Grynkewich, Alexus G |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Several violent non-state groups also administer social services. Although earlier works stress the effects of social service provision on support and sympathy for violent groups, this article emphasizes a broader challenge. Namely, social welfare organizations threaten to rob the state of the legitimacy it derives through the social contract. Abolishing these organizations can cause humanitarian crises, radicalize populations, and erode domestic and international policy support. Ignoring them invites the continued erosion of state power. The way out of this dilemma is through a strategy of "displacement," whereby the state eradicates non-state social services while concurrently extending its own welfare capacity |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 31, No.4; Apr 2008: p350-370 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 31, No.4; Apr 2008: p350-370 |
| Key Words | Social Service ; Humanitarian Crises |