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Authoritarian Counterinsurgency
‘The People are Revolting’: An Anatomy of Authoritarian Counterinsurgency
ABSTRACT
Rather than win hearts and minds, authoritarian counterinsurgency is said to rely heavily on coercion. It has a reputation for effectiveness, if also for its amorality. Still, the research into authoritarian counterinsurgency is surprisingly lacking. By distilling common features from key cases, this article concludes that this approach goes beyond the indiscriminate violence that typically captures the imagination. Like their democratic counterparts but differently, authoritarian regimes also engage in mobilisation, create narratives, and turn military advantage into political gain. The analysis explains how these tasks are undertaken and, by contradistinction, sheds light on more liberal approaches as well.
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- Published online: 27 Nov 2015
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- a College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University, Washington, DC, United States
Author biographies
David H. Ucko is associate professor at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA), National Defense University, and an adjunct research fellow at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
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