The Impact of Diasporas on the Tactics of Rebel Groups: The Case of the IRA and Noraid

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Table 1. Expected effect of diaspora organizations (DOs).

	Military & political wing converge on tactics	Military & political wing adopt divergent tactics
Restrictive domestic context	DOs: important source of support, no effect on tactics	DOs: important source of support & affect internal balance of power and tactics
Permissive domestic context	DOs: secondary source of support, no effect on tactics	DOs: secondary source of support, some impact on tactics if they can affect internal balance of power

Table 2. Episodes of tactical convergence and divergence in the IRA, 1983–1998.

Leadership Convergence – cooperation	Feb. 1985	Sept. 1986	Apr/May 1987	May 1988	Feb/March 1990	Dec. 1990	Aug. 1994	Dec. 1994	July 1997	April 1998
Leadership Convergence – contention	Nov/Dec 1983	Oct. 1984	Sept. 1988
Leadership Divergence	Nov. 1987/Jan 1988	March 1989	Nov. 1989	Jan/Feb 1992	June 1992	Dec. 1992	May/April 1993	Oct. 1993	Feb/March 1994	Jan/Feb 1996	Oct. 1996