| ID | 143279 |
| Title Proper | Differentiation of security forces and the onset of genocidal violence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tago, Atsushi ; Bohmelt, Tobias ; Pilster, Ulrich |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Which factors drive the onset of genocidal violence? While the previous literature identified several important influences, states’ military capabilities for conducting mass-killings and the structure of their security forces have received surprisingly little attention so far. The authors take this shortcoming as a motivation for their research. A theoretical framework is developed, which argues that more differentiated security forces, that is, forces that are composed of a higher number of independent paramilitary and military organizations, are likely to act as a restraint factor in the process leading to state-sponsored mass-killings. Quantitative analyses support the argument for a sample of state-failure years for 1971–2003, and it is also shown that considering a state’s security force structure improves our ability to forecast genocides. |
| `In' analytical Note | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 42, No.1; Jan 2016: p.26-50 |
| Journal Source | Armed Forces and Society Vol: 42 No 1 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; Genocide ; Civil–Military Relations ; Security Force Structure |