{"product_id":"ordinary-rebels-rank-and-file-militants-between-war-and-peace-paperback","title":"Ordinary Rebels: Rank-And-File Militants Between War and Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKolby Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do non-state armed groups change when states look the other way? States rarely engage in total war with militants, even during long-running conflicts. In \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Rebels\u003c\/em\u003e, Kolby Hanson argues that these periods of state toleration do not simply change armed groups' behavior, but fundamentally transform the organizations themselves by shaping who takes up arms and which leaders they follow. First, because life is safer and easier for cadres, armed groups attract more recruits with few pre-existing commitments to leaders or their goals. Second, because toleration opens opportunities for local governance and armed lobbying, recruits and supporters flock to factions willing to coexist with the state and pursue more modest goals. This book draws on a set of innovative experimental surveys and 75 in-depth interviews tracing four armed movements over time in Northeast India and Sri Lanka. A powerful new theory of how conditions shape the trajectory of non-state armed groups, this book reshapes our understanding of why such organizations become more moderate over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKolby Hanson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University. His research and teaching interests include civil wars, armed organizations, experimental methods, game theory, and South \/ Southeast Asia. His works have been published in the\u003cem\u003e American Journal of Political Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSecurity Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInternational Peacekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Experimental Political Science\u003c\/em\u003e. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Stanford University, both in Political Science. Prior to Wesleyan, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the US Naval War College and at Dartmouth College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733371351347,"sku":"9780197792780","price":58.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DVfQt8neCy9780197792780.webp?v=1763927914","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/ordinary-rebels-rank-and-file-militants-between-war-and-peace-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}