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Past Event
Seminar

States within States: The Social Contracts of Armed Groups

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How do rebel movements establish social contracts with civilian populations? Why and how do some groups provide public goods and build governance structures, while others engage in extortive behavior? This seminar argues that rebels balance challenges of building and maintaining legitimacy and their own existence in the face of interactions with both civilians and international interests.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
Internally displaced persons (IDP)s in Maguindanao during the 2008 war between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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How do rebel movements establish social contracts with civilian populations? Why and how do some groups provide public goods and build governance structures, while others engage in extortive behavior? This seminar argues that rebels balance challenges of building and maintaining legitimacy and their own existence in the face of interactions with both civilians and international interests. The speaker will present preliminary data from field research conducted in the Philippine region of Mindanao that compares the actions of the Moro National Liberation Front, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and the Abu Sayyaf group.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.