The Implications of Rebel Governance

Session Submission Type: In-Person Full Paper Panel

Session Description

This panel will focus on the implications of rebel governance. Much existing work on rebel governance examines what causes variation in rebel governing strategies. This panel will instead focus on how rebel governance impacts an array of conflict processes and post-conflict outcomes, including civilian perceptions of warring parties, armed groups’ behavior towards humanitarians, and rebel groups’ transitions to political parties. Drawing upon evidence from conflicts as diverse as those in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, and the Philippines, the papers shed light on the many ways in which rebel governance shapes not only the dynamics of war, but also peacetime politics.

Sub Unit

• Division 21: Conflict Processes

Individual Presentations

• The Myth of Rebel Governance and Its Implication for State Building - Sukanya Podder, King's College London

• Unlikely Allies: Collaboration Between Armed Groups and Humanitarians (Pre-Recorded) - Jori Breslawski, Tel Aviv University

• Resistance and Control: State Building Through Rebel-Civilian Relations - Shelley Liu, UC Berkeley

• Justice Provision and Legitimacy: Evidence from Taliban Courts in Afghanistan - Austin L. Wright, University of Chicago; Renard J Sexton, Emory University

Chair

• Jori Breslawski Tel Aviv University

Discussants

• Cyanne E. Loyle Pennsylvania State University

• Megan A. Stewart University of Michigan