The Global Challenge of Militias and Paramilitary Violence

• Main Author: Kan, Paul Rexton (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Politics and war.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Peace.; International humanitarian law.; Military and Defence Studies.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Conflict Studies.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.

"Paul R. Kan offers an authoritative assessment of the increasingly important role that militias play in global security. Kan's book fills a critical gap in the literature, and is highly recommended for scholars and policymakers attempting to understand the diversity of violent non-state a...

Table of Contents:

• 1: Introduction: Local Guardians with International Effects
• 2: Group Characteristics of Militias
• 3: Militias and State Stability
• 4: Militias, Crime, and Conflict
• 5: Militias and the Future.