From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists - Human Resources of Non State Armed Groups - Vera (International Security Fellow Mironova

This book examines the internal organization of armed groups and, in particular, their human resources. Analyzing the growth of these groups through the prism of a labor market theory, this book shows that extreme Islamist groups were able to attract fighters away from more moderate groups because they had better internal organization, took better care of fighters both physically and monetarily, and experienced less internal corruption. With unparalleled access andextensive ethnographic research..