Contemporary Asymmetric Conflict Theory in Historical Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4086754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivan Arreguín-Toft (Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 635-657 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546553.2012.700624 |
| OpenAlex | W2048423762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
This article offers an intellectual history of theoretical work devoted to explaining asymmetric conflict outcomes since World War II. Three factors are critical to understanding how the literature has evolved. First, the concept of “asymmetric conflict” encompasses a number of overlapping literatures, including insurgency, terrorism, counterinsurgency, and most recently, civil wars. Second, and interrelated, the field of inquiry has been unproductively divided between military and academic thinkers, with insufficient engagement between the two communities. Third, the popularity of the field of inquiry following the events of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent American-led military operations in Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003) have resulted in analyses that are empirically rich, but have provided little in the way of theoretical advances. The conclusion offers an overall assessment of the field of inquiry into asymmetric conflict outcomes, suggested directions for future research, and a table of major contributors to the literature, their key questions, case universes, intended contributions, and theoretical limitations
Asymmetric warfare · Conflict resolution · Conflict resolution research · Epistemology · Insurgency · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Terrorism · Computer Science · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |