A01=Krista E. Wiegand
Al Qassam Brigades
Author_Krista E. Wiegand
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Guerrilla Groups
Hamas Leaders
Harkat Ul Jihad Al Islami
Harkat Ul Jihad Al Islami Bangladesh
Hezbollah Leaders
Islamist Parties
Khaled Meshal
Lebanese Political System
Legitimate Political Parties
Legitimate Political Party
Moderate Islamist Parties
Non-violent Political
Non-violent Political Participation
Non-violent Political Party
PA Security Force
Pluralist Parties
Political Parties
Provisional IRA
Respective Political Systems
Shebaa Farms
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Status Quo Political System
Terrorist Groups
Product details
- ISBN 9780754678915
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 13 May 2010
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Eventually, most terrorist and guerrilla groups are defeated by governments or gradually die off - sometimes becoming political parties, democratically participating in the non-violent governance of their states. Yet some terrorist and guerrilla groups maintain military capabilities, using violence and democratic participation simultaneously. Here, Krista E. Wiegand examines the different political strategies that Islamist terrorist and guerrilla groups use to achieve their political objectives. Focussing on Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine, Wiegand skilfully reveals the factors that determine why Islamist militant groups become involved in governance as political parties, how mainstream governments may or may not accept them as legitimate, why some groups like al- Gama'a al-Islamiya in Egypt renounce guerrilla tactics, and how some groups govern whilst employing political violence. Bombs and Ballots is a valuable contribution to the study of state-society relations in the Middle East, exposing the blurred line between terrorist activity and governance.
Krista E. Wiegand is an Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA
