Human Security and the Rise of Private Armies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6307948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulric Shannon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 103-115 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713687892 |
| OpenAlex | W1975178143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
In parts of the developing world, private armed groups are acquiring sufficient capabilities to challenge the state as the sole legitimate fount of order and stability. As a result, there is emerging a notion of clientele politics in which the loyalty of citizens, rooted as it is in the need for protection, is devolving to sub-state actors with highly questionable motives. The result is a malignant dynamic in which the erosion of the state both stems (in part) from the rise of these private actors and reinforces it as well. In their quest for security, citizens are paradoxically drawn to the very groups that have undermined the social order-flawed though it may have been-and compromised individual security. The cases of Sierra Leone and Colombia are presented here in support of this contention; and while their experiences are certainly idiosyncratic, the broad conclusions they occasion hold true for countless other private armed groups challenging the state elsewhere in the world
Business · Development economics · Economics · Law and economics · Loyalty · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Private security · Sierra leone · Sociology · State (computer science · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2011 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |