State-Sponsored Paramilitaries is a formal construct denoting a non-state armed group that operates with substantial support, direction, or endorsement from a state authority, distinguishing it from independent insurgent or criminal militias through its institutional ties and instrumental role in advancing state interests, often in contexts of asymmetric conflict or political repression.
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State-sponsored Paramilitary Groups
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The red hand: Protestant paramilitaries in Northern Ireland
Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 202 citations
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University of Bremen
Bremen, Germany
2 h-index
2 publications
108 citations
Charles University
Prague, Czechia
2 h-index
2 publications
66 citations
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands
2 h-index
2 publications
86 citations
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
1 h-index
1 publications
21 citations
University of Oklahoma
Norman, United States
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1 publications
17 citations
Union College
Schenectady, United States
1 h-index
1 publications
37 citations
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London, United Kingdom
1 h-index
1 publications
19 citations
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
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1 publications
36 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 4 publications · 471 citations
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- Terrorism and Political Violence
2 publications · 48 citations
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- Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
2 publications · 58 citations
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- Social Justice A Journal of Crime Conflict & World Order
2 publications · 28 citations
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- Gender Place & Culture
1 publications · 17 citations
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