Non-State Violent Actors and Social Movement Organizations

Julie M. Mazzei, Department of Political Science, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

Political scientists, sociologists, and criminologists analyze the dynamics relevant to understanding the roles and evolution of non-state actors in a range of settings. They begin by looking at the interplay between non-state actors and between them and the state, emphasizing how these actors navigate survival in repressive or conflict-ridden environments. Then they broaden their view to explore the dynamics of social movements and change more generally, looking at nonviolent contexts. Among the topics are killing the movement: how Islam became a rival of an ethnic movement in Turkey 1991-2002, oil ownership and domestic terrorism, and targeting culture: feminist legal activists and critical community tactics.

• IntroductionSECTION I: NON-STATE ACTORS: INFLUENCE AND ADAPTATION IN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTSHostile Countermobilization And Political Violence: loyalist contention andRadicalization in northern ireland, 1968 1969 - Gianluca De FazioKilling The Movement: How Islam Became A Rival Of Ethnic Movement In Turkey,1991 2002 - Cem Emrence and Aysegul Aydin Patterns Of Violence Directed Against Civilians In Small Ethnic Enclaves During War In Iraq (2003 2009) - Stephen C. PoulsonOil Ownership And Domestic Terrorism - Matthew CostelloMovement structure in an authoritarian regime: a network analysis of the women’sAnd student movements in iran - Eliot Assoudeh and Debra J. SalazarProtests Or Parliaments: The Politics Of Deinstitutionalization And The Mobilization Of The Palestinian Citizens Of Israel - Liora S. Norwich When Does Repression Trigger Mass Protest? The 2013 Gezi Protests - Defne Over and Basak Taraktas¸SECTION II: NON-STATE ACTORS: CHALLENGERS AND CHANGE Targeting Culture: Feminist Legal Activists And Critical Community Tactics - Holly J. McCammon, Allison R. McGrath, Ashley Dixon and Megan RobinsonRecruiting Inclusiveness: Intersectionality, Social Movements, And Youth Online - Thomas Elliott, Jennifer Earl and Thomas V. Maher