Rebels in a Rotten State

Mitton, Kieran

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190241582.001.0001

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“…Acts of extreme violence are therefore a way to increase self-worth and pride while imposing dominance on individuals who are perceived to be benefactors of the system. 93…”

Section: Recruitment and Indoctrinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolving doctrine and modus operandi: violent extremism in Cabo Delgado

Heyen-Dubé

Rands²

2021

Small Wars & Insurgencies

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A violent extremist group poses a significant threat to parts of Cabo Delgado province. Since its first major attack in October 2017, it has perpetuated a conflict to the detriment of sections of the population and government, as well as disrupting economic development. Little is known about the group and there is a considerable amount of confusion in policymaking and academic circles about the nature of the violent extremists (VE) and their relationship to the wider global Salafi-Jihadi community. By analysing the theological underpinnings of VE and their action in Cabo Delgado (CD), we bring clarity to this debate to enable international actors and policymakers in Mozambique navigate the complexities of the situation. From this analysis we conclude the following: VE are not Salafi-Jihadis as they do not share their ideological and theological understanding of the world. It is more accurate to present VE as challengers to the established order. Their struggle is best understood as a challenge to authorities to secure increased political and religious representation, and socio-economic benefits in CD.

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“…Acts of extreme violence are therefore a way to increase self-worth and pride while imposing dominance on individuals who are perceived to be benefactors of the system. 93…”

Section: Recruitment and Indoctrinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolving doctrine and modus operandi: violent extremism in Cabo Delgado

Heyen-Dubé

Rands²

2021

Small Wars & Insurgencies

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“…When violence becomes the basis for further social interaction, it contributes to further escalation and in a vicious logic, contributes to the very culture the interaction was embedded in. 55 In the experiences of child soldiers, exposure to large-scale violence distorts their pre-existing and fundamental belief system concerning 'safety, trust, self-esteem' to name a few. 56 As perpetrators (even as victims and bystanders) of violence, their experience of mental trauma and shattered emotional-cognitive processing reaches to the extent of a 'psychological collapse' .…”

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“…This breakdown indicates a near-total removal of any psychological barriers that previously restrained violence. 57 Equally, it translates into violence as a learned behaviour and basis for social interaction.…”

Section: Psychological Malfunctioning and Breakdownmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Revisiting ‘Reintegration’ through a Psycho-Social Framework

Mitra¹

2020

Allons-y

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The paper assesses ‘reintegration’ mechanisms implemented for child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the overall Disarmament-Demobilisation-Reintegration (DDR) programme. It re-visits the ‘macro-level success’ claimed by DDR mechanisms in DRC internationally and focuses on evaluation strategies at the ‘micro-level’ implementation of the said objectives. The paper advances a psycho-social assessment of reintegration of child soldiers considering their complex identities as ‘victim-perpetrator-bystander’. Identifying the gaps between individual experiences of war trauma (psychological breakdown) and community reintegration (social reintegration, discrimination, and stigma), the paper conceptualises reintegration measures vis-à-vis children’s psycho-social needs and greater community involvement.

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“…For instance, there are no narratives in Liberia where fighters held raffles with various punishments inflicted on those unlucky, 57 nor systematic targeting of body parts like in Sierra Leone. 58 These narratives suggest that violence has a culturally constructed meaning. After all, in interviews the targeting of body parts was typically understood to be connected to politics: 59 cutting hands and fingers was connected to voting and hand signs, burning hands in oil with washing hands for the president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and cutting lips laughing at him.…”

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Constructing war in West Africa (and beyond)

Käihkö

2018

Comparative Strategy

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This article investigates the variation of the conduct of war in three Mano River countries in West Africa-Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. A theoretical framework that views war as an institution is provided to explain this variation. While an existing idea in social sciences, to date it has largely been used to understand historical case. This article extends its scope to encompass non-state actors and the modern era through an account of how war was constructed in the Mano River region. The idea of war as an institution highlights the value of cultural sociological investigations of war. As institutions structure action, the framework offered carries immediate consequences for strategic thought.

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Rebels in a Rotten State

Cited by 33 publications

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Evolving doctrine and modus operandi: violent extremism in Cabo Delgado

Evolving doctrine and modus operandi: violent extremism in Cabo Delgado

Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Revisiting ‘Reintegration’ through a Psycho-Social Framework

Constructing war in West Africa (and beyond)

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