1. Introduction
2. How Armed Groups Divide
3. Conflict in Northern Ireland: Contrasting Republican Splinter
Groups
4. Statistically Evaluating How Splinter Groups Emerge and
Behave
5. Creating a Menace: Al Qaeda and the Islamic State
6. Conclusions, Implications, and Future Research
Appendix
Evan Perkoski is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the
University of Connecticut. His research explores the inner working
of armed groups, the dynamics of violent and nonviolent uprisings,
and the evolution of cyber warfare. His work has been published in
International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution,
International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Global Security
Studies, and elsewhere.
Perkoski received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, and
he has held fellowships at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center
for Science and International Affairs, and University of Denver's
Korbel School of International Studies.
Evan Perkoski has delivered an impressive study of why militant
group fragmentation can produce such profoundly different patterns
of violence. His answer is novel, rigorous, and elegant—how and why
the splinter groups break away determines how they behave in their
next incarnation. A truly fascinating and persuasive read.
*Erica Chenoweth, Harvard University*
This well-conceived analysis, buttressed by careful use of
evidence, answers vexing questions about the fragmentation of
militant organizations that are of interest to both scholars and
policymakers. Perkoski links the formation of splinter groups to
their subsequent behavior and undermines the commonly held
assumption that offshoots are more radical than the original
group.
*Martha Crenshaw, Stanford University and Wesleyan University*
An admirably systematic exploration of the intra-organizational
dynamics of terrorism. Original, serious-minded, and
fascinating.
*Richard English, Queen's University Belfast, and author of Does
Terrorism Work? A History*
This book is an important addition to the literature on rebel group
fragmentation. It offers a novel, nuanced argument and backs up its
claims with a variety of tests. It also draws on new primary source
material for the Irish Republican Army case study. This is
essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners
studying why and how violent groups fragment. At times, Perkoski
uses technical or specialized language that may be difficult for
general readers to grasp.
*Choice*
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