Paramilitary Violence

Paramilitary Violence is a form of organized political violence carried out by non-state armed groups that operate with military structure and discipline but lack official state recognition, distinguishing it from both state military violence and decentralized insurgent or terrorist tactics.

177

Publications

8.3K

Citations

229

Authors

136

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Political Violence

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Publications

177

THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBIA

Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson, Rafael J. Santos · Journal of the European Economic Association · 2013 · 430 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Public Policy +13

Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset

Ralph Sundberg, Kristine Eck, Joakim Kreutz · Journal of Peace Research · 2012 · 283 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Science +15

Militias in Civil Wars

Corinna Jentzsch, Stathis N. Kalyvas, Livia Schubiger · Journal of Conflict Resolution · 2015 · 232 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Science +17

The rifle and the title: paramilitary violence, land grab and land control in Colombia

Jacobo Grajales · The Journal of Peasant Studies · 2011 · 231 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Science +14

Everyday State Formation: Territory, Decentralization, and the Narco Landgrab in Colombia

Teo Ballvé · Environment and Planning D Society and Space · 2012 · 218 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Area Studies, Political Science +16

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Authors

229

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Peter Shirlow
Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
6 publications · 155 citations
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JG
Jacobo Grajales
Université de Lille, France
4 publications · 432 citations
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James W. McAuley
University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
3 publications · 111 citations
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Andrew Thomson
University of Kent, United Kingdom
3 publications · 133 citations
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Enzo Nussio
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
3 publications · 188 citations
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Institutions

136

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Venues

Terrorism and Political Violence
17 publications · 608 citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 9 publications · 863 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 6 publications · 257 citations
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Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
6 publications · 226 citations
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Journal of Peace Research
4 publications · 460 citations
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