Published In
Conflict Management and Peace Science
Document Type
Pre-Print
Publication Date
12-10-2023
Subjects
Politics and government -- Northern Ireland
Abstract
Why do militant groups decide to escalate or deescalate their use of violence in conflict? Examining the case of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland, we analyze groups that adopt violence as a political strategy and evaluate factors that influence its application. To do so, we adopt a novel empirical approach to the study of militant groups. Drawn from information science, this approach enables estimation of variable influence and uncertainty within structured case studies, and is thus ideal for topics such as militant decision-making where systematic data collection is difficult.
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DOI
10.1177/07388942231216729
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41268
Citation Details
Published as: Eastin, J., Gade, E. K., & Gabbay, M. (2023). Evaluating militant decision-making with information science: The Irish republican movement during the “Troubles.” Conflict Management and Peace Science.
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Conflict Management and Peace Science.