Splinters and schisms: rebel group fragmentation and the durability of insurgencies

Insurgent organizations often experience internal fragmentation when a faction breaks away to form a separate group with independent leadership. Following a split, what factors influence the relative durability and status of groups within larger nationalist movements? Existing theory attributes vari...

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Main Author: Mahoney, Charles W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 345-364
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Keywords:
Insurgency
Terrorism
Fragmentation
splinter
Schism
national movements

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