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Book contents
- The Economics of Violence
- Reviews
- The Economics of Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Violence
- 2 The Human Condition
- 3 Organized Crime
- 4 Insurgency
- 5 Terrorism
- 6 The Rise of the Islamic State in Al Qaeda’s Market
- 7 Conclusions and Prescriptions
- Final Thoughts
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Index
4 - Insurgency
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2020
- The Economics of Violence
- Reviews
- The Economics of Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Violence
- 2 The Human Condition
- 3 Organized Crime
- 4 Insurgency
- 5 Terrorism
- 6 The Rise of the Islamic State in Al Qaeda’s Market
- 7 Conclusions and Prescriptions
- Final Thoughts
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Index
Summary
An exploration of insurgency through the frameworks offered by a case study on Joseph Kony’s life and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda. By understanding Kony’s life, motivations, and the operation of the LRA as an insurgency, we see how understanding human behavior and the logic of violence through an economic lens offers more insight to a solution than a rote labeling of Kony as an insurgent. The chapter also examines the operation of the Cosa Nostra to emphasize these points.
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- The Economics of ViolenceHow Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism, pp. 81 - 118Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020