POLS 1301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6 Part I: Peacebuilding, Asymmetric Warfare, Collective Action
4 Oct 2017
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Chapter 6: part i violence by non-state actors: civil war. Key definitions: civil war a war in which the main participants are within the same state, casualties occur on both sides, and some minimum threshold of severity is met. It teaches about interstate conflict and intrastate conflict. 1: external actors are often involved, civil war can lead to more costly proxy wars. Self-determination the idea that communities have a right to decide how they"re governed and to which authority they"re subject: opposes imperialism, criteria for statehood is lacking. Political institutions or regime fighting occurs if representation is not an available option: government"s repressive capacity, a country"s wealth poorer countries are more likely to go to civil war. 3: civil wars more likely in large, populous countries rebel groups can more easily hide. International factors: rebel groups can get resources from foreign countries based on common interests, ideology, or ethnicity.
