This volume focusses on non-state actors and political conflicts but also attends to the broader themes of the series. The research emphases the roles and motivations of non-state actors in conflicts or post-conflict situations in the post-Cold War era; as well outlining the dynamics of social movements, conflicts, or change. This volume highlights the motivations and interests of non-state violent actors (NSVAs) in the post-Cold War era; the role of identity and/or ideology in the conflicts or resolutions of so-called "new wars;" the impact of NSVAs in conflict and/or peace-making; and the ways in which IGOs and NGOs interact with NSVAs in conflicts or post-conflict zones.
IntroductionSECTION I: NON-STATE ACTORS: INFLUENCE AND ADAPTATION IN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTSHostile Countermobilization And Political Violence: loyalist contention andRadicalization in northern ireland, 1968 1969 - Gianluca De FazioKilling The Movement: How Islam Became A Rival Of Ethnic Movement In Turkey,1991 2002 - Cem Emrence and Aysegul AydinPatterns Of Violence Directed Against Civilians In Small Ethnic Enclaves During War In Iraq (2003 2009) - Stephen C. PoulsonOil Ownership And Domestic Terrorism - Matthew CostelloMovement structure in an authoritarian regime: a network analysis of the women’sAnd student movements in iran - Eliot Assoudeh and Debra J. SalazarProtests Or Parliaments: The Politics Of Deinstitutionalization And The Mobilization Of The Palestinian Citizens Of Israel - Liora S. NorwichWhen Does Repression Trigger Mass Protest? The 2013 Gezi Protests - Defne Over and Basak Taraktas¸SECTION II: NON-STATE ACTORS: CHALLENGERS AND CHANGETargeting Culture: Feminist Legal Activists And Critical Community Tactics - Holly J. McCammon, Allison R. McGrath, Ashley Dixon and Megan RobinsonRecruiting Inclusiveness: Intersectionality, Social Movements, And Youth Online - Thomas Elliott, Jennifer Earl and Thomas V. Maher
Julie M. Mazzei, Department of Political Science, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA