ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION Advancing Research on Mass Atrocities Perpetrated by Non-state Actors : Annotated bibliography

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Author	Solomon, Daniel H. Simon-Skjodt
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Kathman and Wood use monthly data for conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa between 1989 and 2010 to assess the determinants of mass violence against civilians by rebel groups. While existing scholarship on rebel atrocities understands political and military competition between non-state actors as a constant feature of violent conflict, Kathman and Wood suggest that this dynamic evolves across time. Drawing theoretical insights from the scholarly literature on criminal violence, the authors suggest that increases in competition between rebel groups correlate to increased violence against civilians. The authors’ findings suggest that additional research into the impact of factionalism, political contestation, and dynamics of territorial control between non-state groups on the scope and risk of mass atrocities against civilians is warranted.
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