| Description |
1 online resource (13 pages). |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Special report ; 284 |
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Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 284.
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| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on July 27, 2011). |
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"July 2011." |
| Summary |
Armed actors dominate the environment during and after armed conflict in many ways apart from the conflict itself. They are responsible for violence against unarmed civilians in breach of international humanitarian law and can facilitate the establishment of criminal and informal economies typically seen in postwar societies. However, they also may see themselves as representing distinct interests within the populace and may build broad support from them. Nonstate armed actors -- such as rebel groups, militias, warlords, clan chiefs, terrorists, criminals, and mercenaries -- can disturb, undermine, or completely truncate state- and peacebuilding processes, leading to further violence that affects the efforts of humanitarian aid workers, representatives of governments, and peacekeepers. Nonstate armed actors are defined as actors who are willing and able to use violence to pursue their objectives; are not integrated into formal state institutions, such as regular armies, presidential guards, police, or special forces; possess a certain degree of autonomy with regard to politics, military operations, resources, and infrastructure; and have an organizational structure (i.e., unlike spontaneous riots). The definition encompasses politically and ideologically motivated actors as well as profit-oriented actors. This report analyzes the approaches of civil society organizations such as the ICRC and Geneva Call in communicating international norms to nonstate armed actors. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 13). |
| Contents |
NGOs' interactions with armed actors -- Possibilities for and limits to changing armed actors' behavior -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Subject |
Non-governmental organizations.
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Non-state actors (International relations)
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Non-governmental organizations. (OCoLC)fst01038524
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Non-state actors (International relations) (OCoLC)fst01744766
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| Added Author |
Schneckener, Ulrich, 1968-
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United States Institute of Peace.
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| Added Title |
Nongovernmental organizations and nonstate armed actors |
| Gpo Item No. |
1063-K (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
Y 3.P 31:20/284 |
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