Readings
Required
- read section “ASPECTS OF COUNTERINSURGENCY” in Counterinsurgency field manual, (Pages 1:19 through 1:29, look at bottom-right of page)
- David A. Siegel, “When Does Repression Work?: Collective Action in Social Networks,” Journal of Politics 73, no. 4 (2011): 993–1010.
- Sabine C. Carey and Neil J. Mitchell, “Progovernment Militias,” Annual Review of Political Science 20 (2017): 127–147.
Recommended
- Benjamin Valentino, Paul Huth, and Dylan Balch-Lindsay, “‘Draining the Sea’: Mass Killing and Guerrilla Warfare,” International Organization 58, no. 2 (2004): 375–407.
- Eli Berman, Jacob N Shapiro, and Joseph H Felter, “Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq,” Journal of Political Economy 119, no. 4 (2011): 766–819.
- Luke N. Condra and Jacob N. Shapiro, “Who Takes the Blame? The Strategic Effects of Collateral Damage,” American Journal of Political Science 56, no. 1 (2012): 167–187.