And the Last Straw Falls
The Cumulative Influence of Disillusionment among Former Viet Cong Insurgents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6454297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth M Jenaway (Temple University), Steven Windisch (0000-0001-6475-6008, Temple University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-461 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1057610x.2022.2097584 |
| OpenAlex | W4286631843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Relying on interviews with 87 former members of the Viet Cong, we investigate the cumulative role of unmet behavioral and emotional expectations in producing disillusionment. We found that the combination of unmet expectations generated negative emotions, creating distance between participants and their organization. Unlike desistance from conventional crime, which results from a reduction in anger, we found that the emergence of anger provoked disengagement from the insurgency. Moreover, our findings highlight how disillusionment does not begin with a single event but is influenced by the cascading effect of multiple factors that merge over time
Anger · Disengagement theory · Economics · Economy · Insurgency · Merge (version control · Political science · Viet nam · Vietnamese · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |