| ID | 131979 |
| Title Proper | Born violent |
| Other Title Information | armed political parties and non-state governance in Lebanon's civil war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Baylouny, Anne Marie |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We know little of the internal governing practices of non-state actors once in control of territory. Some territories have witnessed the establishment of new institutions of public goods remarkably similar to state institutions. This article compares four armed political parties governing territory during the Lebanese civil war. These non-state violent actors established complex political and economic institutions and administrative structures. Despite the wide range of ideologies and identities of these actors, they all converged in their institutional priorities, although not in their capacities or the particular ways of achieving those priorities. Data from interviews and the actions of the armed political parties suggest a combination of ideology and desire for control is causal in generating public institutions, partly attributable to the high degree of citizen activism marking the Lebanese case. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol.25, No.2; April 2014: p.329-353 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol.25, No.2; April 2014: p.329-353 |
| Key Words | Violent ; Non-State Actors ; Insurgency ; State-Building ; Civil War ; Public Institutions ; Militia ; Lebanon ; Middle East ; Counter Politics ; Political Parties ; Non-State Governance ; Violence ; Conflicts ; Territorial Conflicts ; Armed Political Parties |