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Coercion in rebel recruitment / Eck, Kristine

Eck, Kristine	Journal Article
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2014.

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Previous research on rebel recruitment has focused on the economic and social incentives groups used as enticements but has overlooked the question of why many armed groups recruit using coercion. The puzzle is why coercion occurs despite its alienating civilian populations and being costly in terms of organizational and military effectiveness. I suggest that recruitment is a dynamic process and that groups are likely to shift recruitment strategies depending on the exigencies of the conflict. In particular, the exposure of the group to military and economic shocks accompanied by shortened time horizons should lead to increasingly coercive recruitment. Whether forced recruitment is a durable solution for a group in the long run is likely to be contingent upon the group's ability to induce a high level of compliance from the individual at a low cost. Further, in order to circumvent costs vis-à-vis the civilian population, the group must be able to restrict defection to the government and the out-migration of the civilian population. Three narratives from Nepal, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone are provided both to illustrate the arguments and to probe the scope conditions. The article concludes that understanding why and when rebel groups use forced recruitment has vital security implications for the countries in which armed conflict takes place.

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Sierra Leone ; Ethiopia ; Armed Groups ; Coercion ; Civilian Population ; Rebel Recruitment

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EU peace II fund and the international fund for Ireland: Nurturing cross-community contact and reconciliation in Northern Ireland / Byrne, Sean; Arnold, Jobb; Fissuh, Eyob; Standish, Katerina

Byrne, Sean	Journal Article
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2009.

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Economic aid is one component of peacebuilding that has been given increasing prominence in its ability to build both sustainable peace and development. This article analyses the impact of economic aid on peacebuilding initiatives, looking at the case study of Northern Ireland. Through qualitative and quantitative data analysis, this article addresses whether international economic assistance is able to target the structural forces that have been known to exacerbate ethnic conflicts, and points to both its successes and failures in the perception of the civilian population.

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Northern Ireland ; Ireland ; Economic Aid ; EU Peace II Fund ; International Fund ; Civilian Population

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