Understanding Governance by Insurgent Non-State Actors: A Multi-Dimensional Typology

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The phenomenon of governance by insurgents characterises many contexts of civil war and influences political, security, social, and economic dynamics in the original conflict zone and beyond. Therefore, understanding how different insurgents govern seems of crucial importance. However, in the existing literature no typology has been advanced that captures the multiple dimensions of rebel governance and allows to develop detailed and comparable assessments of the different patterns of rule implemented by different rebels. Considering this gap a limit to the study of insurgent governance, the present paper aims to propose a multi-dimensional typology for investigating how rebels govern.

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Marta Furlan

Marta Furlan is a PhD candidate at the University of St. Andrews and is writing her dissertation on rebel governance by Salafi-Jihadist insurgents. Her research interests include civil wars, rebel governance, Salafi-Jihadism, political Islam and the Middle East. She holds an MA in International Studies from the University of Trento. Her works have appeared in Program on Extremism at George Washington University, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, INSS Strategic Assessment.