Krista E. Wiegand

Bombs and Ballots (eBook, ePUB)

Governance by Islamist Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Eventually, most terrorist and guerrilla groups are defeated by governments or gradually die off - sometimes becoming political parties, democratically participating in the non-violent governance of their states. Yet some terrorist and guerrilla groups maintain military capabilities, using violence and democratic participation simultaneously. Here, Krista E. Wiegand examines the different political strategies that Islamist terrorist and guerrilla groups use to achieve their political objectives. Focussing on Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine, Wiegand skilfully reveals the factors that determine why Islamist militant groups become involved in governance as political parties, how mainstream governments may or may not accept them as legitimate, why some groups like al- Gama'a al-Islamiya in Egypt renounce guerrilla tactics, and how some groups govern whilst employing political violence. Bombs and Ballots is a valuable contribution to the study of state-society relations in the Middle East, exposing the blurred line between terrorist activity and governance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317173342
• Artikelnr.: 49365988

Autorenporträt

Krista E. Wiegand is an Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 Islamist Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups
Chapter 2 Islamist Political Parties
Chapter 3 The Rationality of Violence and Electoral Politics
Chapter 4 Governance by Former Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups
Chapter 5 Dual Status Groups
Chapter 6 Hezbollah of Lebanon
Chapter 7 Hamas of Palestine
Chapter 8 The Role of Islamist Dual Status Groups in Middle East Politics