Paramilitary groups and the state under globalization : political violence, elites, and security /
edited by Jasmin Hristov, Jeb Sprague, and Aaron Tauss.
- First edition.
- [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2021.
- 1 online resource (352 pages).
- Routledge advances in sociology .
IntroductionJasmin Hristov, Laila Bushra, Jeb Sprague, and Aaron Tauss1. Theorizing Non-State Armed Actors in the Era of Economic Globalization: Beyond the Criminal and the TerroristJasmin Hristov and Laila Bushra Part One: Paramilitaries and Capital Accumulation2. The Pro-Business Effects of Paramilitary Terror in Colombia: Appreciating Different Types of Political Violence and Their Economic ImpactsDavid Maher 3. Paramilitarism in Progress: The War against Social Movements from Below in HondurasJasmin Hristov and Karen Spring 4. Institutionalized Terror: Paramilitaries and the Guatemalan StateSimon Granovsky-Larsen 5. Enforcing Accumulation in a Geo-Strategic Region: Paramilitaries in Oaxaca, MexicoAlessandro Morosin Part Two: The Struggle for the State: Paramilitarism as a Strategy of Movements from Above 6. Transnational Paramilitary Connections: Right-wing Violence in Venezuela as a Strategy to Restore Political Hegemony Eva Golinger, Jasmin Hristov, and Aaron Tauss 7. Conquering the Local Level: Connections and Frictions Between Local Governments and Paramilitaries in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Colombia Friedarike Santner 8. Shifting Forms of Coercion under Globalization: Lessons from Haiti's Restructuring in the Global EraJeb Sprague9. Landowners, Politicians, and the Threat from Below: Emergence and Evolution of Paramilitary Groups in Chiapas, MexicoJulie M. Mazzei Part Three: Paramilitary Actors and State-Building10. US Support for "Civilian Defence" Paramilitaries in Iraq and AfghanistanAndrew Thomson 11. Non-State Armed Actors and State-building: The Symbiotic Relationship between Paramilitary Forces and the State in Post-Soviet Georgia (1991-2012)Shukuko Koyama 12. The Violent Roots of the New Elite: Serbian Paramilitaries in the Transition from Socialism to CapitalismMaria Vivod Part Four: Variations in Paramilitary Structure and Purpose13. Disturbing the Peace: Paramilitarism across Southeast AsiaShane Barter 14. Paramilitary Groups and Civilian Self-Defense Force Mobilization in PeruSteven T. Zech 15. God's Vigilantes: Islamist Paramilitarism in Modern PakistanLaila Bushra and Ali Khan ConclusionLaila Bushra, Jasmin Hristov, Jeb Sprague, and Aaron Tauss
This volume examines the phenomenon of paramilitarism across Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, offering a nuanced perspective while identifying key patterns in the way paramilitary violence is implicated in processes of capital accumulation, state-building, and the reproduction of social power. Paramilitary violence, a key modality of coercion in the era of globalization, has been pursued by states and dominant classes in the Global South, to reproduce or extend their power over subaltern groups. Paramilitary groups are responsible for atrocities including extra-judicial executions, disappearances, torture, rape, and forced displacement. The volume integrates empirically-rich investigations into an emergent theory of political violence, capturing the relationship between parastatal armed actors, capital, and the state. The analysis sheds light on globally relevant phenomena such as the end of the Cold War, the shifting role of US hegemony, and evolving nature of the nation-state. The volume is suitable for academics, graduate and upper-year undergraduate students, and policy-makers in development, human rights, and violence prevention. Given its interdisciplinary subject, it appeals to scholars from a wide range of disciplines including political science, sociology, political anthropology, development, peace and conflict, security and terrorism, international relations, and global studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Political violence--Developing countries. Elite (Social sciences)--Developing countries. Paramilitary forces--Developing countries. Globalization--Developing countries.