Civilian strategy in civil war
Subtitle: insights from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines
By: by Shane Joshua Barter
Series: Politics, economics, and inclusive development
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781137402981
Subjects: Civilians in war; History; Civil war
Description: While typically the victims of war, civilians are not necessarily passive recipients of violence. What options are available to civilians in times of war? Offering a modification of Hirschman's class schema, this book suggests three broad strategies - flight, support, and voice - and various combinations that arise from them. This schema provides a useful tool for understanding how civilians react to a wide range of armed conflicts. By disaggregating "civilians" into regions and social group, the study moves toward a theory of civilian action that emphasizes socio-cultural norms as much as conflict dynamics and security concerns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-237) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : civilian strategy in civil war; title: Towards a theory of civilian strategy; title: Empirical foundations, Aceh; title: Aceh's civilians in war; title: Explaining civilian decisions in Aceh; title: Comparisons, patani; title: Comparisons, Mindanao; title: Civilian strategy : theory & practice.