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DETERRENCE BY CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Author(s) -
Vogele William B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0130.1993.tb00592.x
Subject(s) - deterrence (psychology) , deterrence theory , resistance (ecology) , political science , criminology , computer security , law and economics , law , sociology , computer science , ecology , biology
As the security environment of many states changes, some may be persuaded to explore defense strategies embodying methods of nonviolent civilian resistance. An important question for civilian‐based defense strategies involves their deterrence potential. By integrating deterrence theories with research on popular mobilization and social movements, this article explores the requirements for evaluating the deterrence potential of civilian‐based defense. It concludes that civilian defense can be evaluated as if deterrence mattered, although much work remains to be done to articulate measurable indicators of the social powers that would be engaged.