| ID | 133544 |
| Title Proper | Military structure, civil disobedience, and military violence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Koren, Ore |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, I argue that factors inherent to the structure of a military organization and their relationship with the political leadership play a role in the organization's tendency to perpetrate violence against civilians during civil disobedience campaigns. To examine this hypothesis, I conducted a three-phased statistical analysis on a database containing 97 campaigns that took place between 1972 and 2012. In the first phase, I examined the relationship between military centric factors and violent crackdowns. In the second phase, I examined the relationship between military centric factors and mass killing. In the third stage, I examined the relationship between two specific types of discrimination in the military and mass killing. I found strong evidence supporting the hypothesis mentioned above. High-risk militaries that served a militarized regime, contained loosely regulated or indoctrinated paramilitaries, and discriminated against the protesting group, were much more likely to perpetrate violence against civilians during civil disobedience campaigns than low-risk militaries. The conclusions of this study suggest that further examination of the military's role in perpetrating violence against civilians during protests and conflict may provide some novel findings. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol.26, No.4; Sep-Oct.2014: p.688-712 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol.26, No.4; Sep-Oct.2014: p.688-712 |
| Key Words | Civil Disobedience ; Discrimination ; Mass Killing ; Military Politicization ; Military Violence ; Paramilitaries ; Military Structure ; Military Organization ; Political Leadership |