{"product_id":"networks-of-rebellion-9780801479298","title":"Networks of Rebellion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsurgent cohesion is central to explaining patterns of violence, the effectiveness of counterinsurgency, and civil war outcomes. Cohesive insurgent groups produce more effective war-fighting forces and are more credible negotiators; organizational cohesion shapes both the duration of wars and their ultimate resolution. In \u003ci\u003eNetworks of Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Staniland explains why insurgent leaders differ so radically in their ability to build strong organizations and why the cohesion of armed groups changes over time during conflicts. He outlines a new way of thinking about the sources and structure of insurgent groups, distinguishing among integrated, vanguard, parochial, and fragmented groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaniland compares insurgent groups, their differing social bases, and how the nature of the coalitions and networks within which these armed groups were built has determined their discipline and internal control. He examines insurgent groups in Afghanistan, 1975 to the present day, K\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNetworks of Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force, providing a new theory for understanding why rebel groups have different types of internal organization, and why some hold up to the pressures of war while other collapse. The organization of rebellion is critical for understanding both patterns of violence and the ways that wars end.... It is elegantly written, well argued, and thoroughly researched. Staniland has clearly made a significant contribution to our understanding of rebellion. Moreover, this book is among the most policy-relevant works in political science at this juncture. It is not only a must read for scholars, but for practitioners trying to grasp the intricacies of insurgency, multiparty civil wars, and conflict resolution more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham * H-Diplo\/ISSF Roundtable Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Staniland is emerging as one of the most creative and influential scholars of political violence. His \u003ci\u003eNetworks of Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e will cement that reputation.... the book is a model of cogent theorization, inventive but systematic research design, and effective writing. It constitutes a substantial contribution to the scholarship on political violence and a milestone for field-based, comparative research.... Staniland's work is seminal. To understand civil war we need to understand insurgents, and to understand insurgents we need to look at the social foundations of insurgent organizations.... \u003ci\u003eNetworks of Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e is impressive empirically. The writing is clear and compelling. The book deserves the recognition it has received and is likely to continue to receive.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Scott Strauss * Perspectives on Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Staniland's \u003ci\u003eNetworks of Rebellion: Explaining Insurgent Cohesionand Collapse \u003c\/i\u003eis an important contribution to the analysis ofterror networks and their motivations.It deals with a varietyof conflicts, many of which Staniland acknowledges as being under-researched, and presents clear, understandable explanations of eachorganization under review.Through detailed case studies, Staniland highlights the subtle differences between the groups, which in other studies might be discussed collectively under particular titles such as religious extremist or maynot be discussed at all if they are smaller or do not pose the largest threat—and illustrates how subtle differences can have significant implications.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Patrick Finnegan * Parameters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaniland's project is diligent in its methodological rigour, impressive in its empirical findings, and assertive and compelling in the theory it builds accordingly. Staniland's contribution to insurgency studies is reminiscent to how the field of critical terrorism studies emerged from scholarly dissatisfaction with the pre-existing quality of work in terrorism studies, particularly in terms of its epistemology, ontology, ethics, and praxis. His mission is ambitious, but \u003ci\u003eNetworks of Rebellion \u003c\/i\u003edelivers against it and has laid the foundations of a new research agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Will Carter * Small Wars and Insurgencies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the reported emergence of some 1,000 rebel groups in the spreading Syrian civil war and the stark contrast of those that seem organized and formidable as opposed to transitory, a careful study of insurgents' structures and networks is most timely. Staniland... focuses on whether the groups are 'horizontally' or 'vertically' integrated or relatively isolated across\/within locations, collaborators, and subsidiaries.... This book nicely presents a coherent overall typology complete with extenuating circumstances of contextual and political environments within which groups operate.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaniland's three case studies serve as comparative evidence to test the author's theory. Additionally, the case studies make valuable contributions to the study of Kashmir, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka. The author's personal field research supports each of the three case studies, which adds to their overall value and lends support to his argument. Serious students of insurgency, irregular warfare, strategy, international relations, and Southern Asia will value this groundbreaking study. Staniland's work is very much worth reading, especially for those who wish to understand insurgent organizations, particularly insurgent organizations in Kashmir, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Lt. Col. Jonathan P. Klug * Military Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Organizing Insurgency\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Theorizing Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e 2. Insurgent Origins\u003cbr\u003e 3. Insurgent Change\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Comparative Evidence from South Asia\u003cbr\u003e 4. Azad and Jihad: Trajectories of Insurgency in Kashmir\u003cbr\u003e 5. Organizing Rebellion in Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003e 6. Explaining Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Extensions and Implications\u003cbr\u003e 7. \"Peasants and Commissars\": Communist Tides in Southeast Asia\u003cbr\u003e 8. 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