State vs non-state armed groups - a political economy of violence Item Type Article Authors Jegede, Francis; Bampton, Kevin; Todd, Malcolm Citation Jegede, F. and Bampton, K. (2015) 'State vs non-state armed groups – a political economy of violence', Annual International Conference Proceedings of the 5th Political Science, Sociology and International Relations (PSSIR), Bangkok, 14-15 September. DOI 10.5176/2251-2403_PSSIR15.44 Publisher Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF 2015) Journal Annual International Conference Proceedings of the 5th Political Science, Sociology and International Relations (PSSIR 2015) Download date 24/09/2021 05:20:12 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10545/620544 State vs Non-state Armed Groups – A Political Economy of Violence Dr. Francis Jegede College of Law Humanities & Social Sciences University of Derby Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB, United Kingdom.
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[email protected] Abstract—The early 21st century has witnessed the rise in violent extremism with groups such as Al Qaeda and Islamic I. INTRODUCTION State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Middle East, the One of the greatest challenges facing the world’s nations Boko Haram in West Africa, and Al Shabaab in East Africa. and society at large in the early 21st century is the rise of The activities of these and other non-state armed groups have violent extremism amongst non-state actors and groups, whose created a general state of panic and fear that is spreading activities are genially believed to pose serious security risks to beyond their areas of operation to other parts of the political current world economic and political order.