The effect of rebel behaviour on legitimacy under the local population

dc.contributor.advisorLeeuwen, M. van
dc.contributor.authorBouwer, Daan
dc.date.issued2021-06-24
dc.description.abstractA lot of research has been done on the strategic decisions that rebels make in conflict and governance. However, limited research has been done on how the characteristics of a rebel group impacts their legitimacy under the local population. In this research, a light will be shed on this relationship. First, the existing literature on rebel governance and legitimacy will be discussed. Four characteristics of rebel behaviour were extracted from the literature: coercion, narratives and practises, services, and institutions. The four characteristics will be used in a case study on the FARC. The main findings are that low levels of just coercion, the provision of services, and participatory institutions have a positive effect on the legitimacy of a rebel group. Narratives and practices need to be in line with those of the local population, otherwise legitimacy is hard to achieve, even by the other characteristics.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/12501
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationConflict, Power, and Politicsen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Political Scienceen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleThe effect of rebel behaviour on legitimacy under the local populationen_US
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