Seminar: Væbnede aktører i verdens konflikter

Armed Non-State Actors (ANSA) are key players in contemporary conflicts, both on the battlefield and in a de-facto state role. They use service provision and coercion concurrently in the areas they occupy to secure influence and control, and to gain legitimacy amongst the civilian population.

ANSA often decide to provide services such as health, education and infrastructure development. But why do ANSA decide to provide or intervene in the provision of services such as health, education and infrastructure development? Part of the answer is that armed groups need to transform the ‘power of the guns’ to obtain benefits in the form of social control, economic gains, and most of all civilian acceptance and cooperation.

In this event, DIIS invites you to a discussion of the current trends and dilemmas of governance and service provision by armed actors.

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