Armed political organizations
Subtitle: from conflict to integration
By: Benedetta Berti
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781421409740
Subjects: Irish Republican Army; Political violence; Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah; Hizballah (Lebanon); Sinn Fein
Description: Many armed-political movements such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) have their roots in insurrection and rebellion. The author seeks to understand when and why violent actors in a political organization choose to vote rather than bomb their way to legitimacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The power of politics: party formation and armed struggle; title: 3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: armed "resistance" and political integration; title: 4. The Palestinian Hamas: political participation between internal cohesion and dissent; title: 5. The Irish Republican Army and Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland: a model of political transition?; title: 6. Armed groups and political integration: summary of findings and policy implications; title: Bibliography.