On the Rights of Warlords
Legitimate Authority and Basic Protection in War-Torn Societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3334663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert A Blair (0000-0001-6054-1421, John Brown University, corresponding author), Pablo Kalmanovitz (0000-0002-6040-1645, Universidad de los Andes, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 428-440 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055416000423 |
| OpenAlex | W2551098081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 67 |
This article examines the legitimacy of the use of force by armed nonstate actors resisting the imposition of state rule over territories they control. We focus on the rights of warlords: subnational strongmen who seek autonomy within geographically demarcated territories, but not secession or control of the state itself. We argue that behind the resistance to state-building lies a twofold question of legitimate authority: the authority of states to consolidate power within their own internationally recognized borders and the authority of warlords to resist that expansion, by force if necessary, when it threatens social order and the protection of basic rights. This article draws on just war theory to develop a set of conditions under which such resistance may be justified, explores the argument's practical implications for state-building under the tutelage of third parties (e.g., the United Nations), and demonstrates its empirical relevance through an application to Afghanistan
Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · International law · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Resistance (ecology · Secession · Sociology · State (computer science · Use of force · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · War, Ethics, and Justification
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Post‐modern conflict
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States, Insurgents, and Wartime Political Orders
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |