POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Asymmetric Warfare, Preventive War

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 244
• Professor: Fernando Nunez- Mietz

Document Summary

Since the 1960s, civil wars have become more common than interstate wars. Since 1945, civil wars have been more deadly than interstate wars. A civil war is an armed conflict that occurs between organized actors within a state. Collective action problem is of non-state actors: hard for leaders to make sure all members of rebel group are contributing to the fight, recruitment problem. Some states make it compulsory to join armed forces. Probably means you are against the government have to face government as an enemy: make you think about if it is worth it to join. Rebel group has to take measures to get members. Re(cid:271)el groups" i(cid:374)terests: re(cid:271)els" ulti(cid:373)ate sour(cid:272)e of dissatisfaction. Pursuit of justice by certain parts of the populations. Perceived systematic discrimination: race, gender, linguistic, etc. Greed: government and rebels fight over: Separatist groups: want to create own state. Irredentist groups: want to join a different state they identify with.