Use of Triadic Unit of Analysis in the Study of Cooperation Between States and Nonstate Armed Groups (NAGs) / Belgin San-Akca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

San-Akca, Belgin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qualitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

This case study is based on the Dangerous Companions Project, which systematically investigates the relations between states and Nonstate Armed Groups (NAGs). The project covers around 500 armed groups, which have been fighting states in the period between 1946 and 2019. Several methodological aspects of the project are covered including the operationalization and measurement of the key variables, managing the research team, developing an online data management system, and using the statistical methods, which suit the nature of the dataset. The use of triadic unit of analysis in large-N statistical research to conceptualize the complex interactions among NAGs, target states; i.e., the target of NAGs' violence, and foreign state supporters is presented as a novel approach to capture these complex interactions. Unpacking the ties between the NAGs and foreign state supporters as well as the ones between the targets and supporters have proven to be an effective way to capture the shifts in the interstate relations and their influence on the emergence and evolution of cooperative relations between states and NAGs. The research project aims to shift the conventional understanding of proxy war by treating NAGs as autonomous actors with agency. As such, it assigns a significant role to NAGs as influential actors in international relations. Using statistical methods to help control temporal dependencies is required to minimize committing a type 2 error. A type 2 error would bias the standard deviations in such a way that key independent variables turn out to be insignificant, while they are actually significant.

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ISBN:

1-03-622136-9

9781036221362

OCLC:

1523170209