Prometheus Bound? Indigenous Forces and Third-party State-building
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12891767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoav Gortzak (Arizona State University), David S Siroky (0000-0002-6234-0460, Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-104 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449057.2011.596128 |
| OpenAlex | W2024202665 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes The authors might cite the proponents of the ‘current wisdom’ they question in order to clarify their target. Local forces are considered essential in this context because they are presumed to possess better knowledge of the local population and terrain, which allows them to minimize the use of force, because they are inherently more legitimate than foreign forces, and because of insufficient allied manpower. In fact, modern state-builders have thoroughly understood the importance of building effective national education systems. The USA was involved in building such systems in both Vietnam and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, insurgents in both places also agreed on the importance of such programs, and frequently targeted both school buildings and teachers. Although one could argue that the Israeli case does not involve third-party state-building, we bring it up to highlight the general principle raised by the authors, which focuses on the importance of nation-building as a key to creating loyal security forces. Other examples include both North and South Korea after World War II. In both cases, military forces were created prior to nation-building
Business · Context (archaeology · Geography · Indigenous · Nation-building · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Security forces · Sociology · State (computer science · State-building · Computer Science · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2017 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |