To Rebel or Not to Rebel? Explaining Violent and Non-Violent Separatist Conflict in Casamance (Senegal) and Barotseland (Zambia): A Comparative Framing Analysis

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dc.contributor.advisor Hasenclever, Andreas (Prof. Dr.)
dc.contributor.author Theobald, Anne Lena
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-20T10:19:38Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-20T10:19:38Z
dc.date.issued 2017-01-20
dc.identifier.other 482155914 de_DE
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10900/74033
dc.identifier.uri http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-740334 de_DE
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-15439
dc.description.abstract Due to the growing number of intra-state conflicts, civil war studies gained momentum after the end of the Cold War. Scholars identified economic, institutional, and identity-related factors that increase the conflict propensity of states. These theoretical approaches contributed to a better understanding of conflict onset. However, it is often overlooked that in spite of determinants favouring violence, conflicts do not always turn violent, but are often waged non-violently. This is especially evident in the case of separatist conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa that are relatively rare given the propitious context conditions. Hence, the question arises why some African self-determination movements choose violent rebellion, while others claim secession through non-violent collective action despite similar circumstances. Prevailing theories on violent conflict cannot explain this variation in conflict behaviour due to their overemphasis of structural factors. Therefore, this thesis proposes an alternative theoretical and methodological approach. It systematically compares the cases of a violent and a non-violent self-determination conflict (Casamance and Barotseland, respectively) by reference to the framing approach. Framing introduces an alternative perspective into conflict studies. It reveals how movements interpret and construct their environment and how this translates into specific strategies of mobilisation and – violent or non-violent – action. By doing so, it helps to identify micro-mechanisms explaining the (non-) escalation of violence, sheds light on the relevance of cultural, ideational, and emotional aspects for mobilisation and conflict escalation, and yields insights into internal dynamics of protest movements as well as their strategic interaction with their environment. Overall, the approach helps to gain in-depth knowledge concerning the dynamics causing collective violence and to refine our understanding of conflict onset. en
dc.language.iso en de_DE
dc.publisher Universität Tübingen de_DE
dc.rights ubt-podno de_DE
dc.rights.uri http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/doku/lic_ohne_pod.php?la=de de_DE
dc.rights.uri http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/doku/lic_ohne_pod.php?la=en en
dc.subject.classification Bürgerkrieg , Bewaffneter Konflikt , Soziale Bewegung de_DE
dc.subject.ddc 320 de_DE
dc.subject.other civil war en
dc.subject.other armed conflict en
dc.subject.other gewaltloser Konflikt de_DE
dc.subject.other social movement en
dc.subject.other Sub-Sahara Afrika de_DE
dc.subject.other conflict onset en
dc.subject.other Framing de_DE
dc.subject.other Konfliktausbruch de_DE
dc.subject.other non-violent conflict en
dc.subject.other Sub-Saharan Africa en
dc.title To Rebel or Not to Rebel? Explaining Violent and Non-Violent Separatist Conflict in Casamance (Senegal) and Barotseland (Zambia): A Comparative Framing Analysis en
dc.type PhDThesis de_DE
dcterms.dateAccepted 2016-11-25
utue.publikation.fachbereich Politikwissenschaft de_DE
utue.publikation.fakultaet 6 Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät de_DE

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