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Distribution AgreementDistribution Agreement • March 24th, 2018
This dissertation evaluates how and under what conditions do counterinsurgency se- curity operations—presence patrols by counter-insurgents, in particular—influence noncombatant support preferences as well as the frequency of insurgent violence. This project first classifies insurgent conflicts according to the stated political objec- tive of the insurgent group—whether governmental or territorial—and according to the general theme of the narrative frame insurgent political entrepreneurs use in their strategic narrative—whether they focus on a distinct political ideology or a shared social identity group. Focusing on the two primary types of insurgent conflicts (gov- ernmental/political ideology and territorial/social identity), this project argues that in territorial/social identity insurgent conflicts security operations can fuel ethnic provocation, triggering a security dilemma and parochial behavior (in-group solidar- ity/support) among noncombatants. This form of coercive counteri
