The Legitimacy Politics of Armed Groups
The Legitimacy Politics of Armed Groups © Montecruz Foto, CC BY-SA 2.0 Armed groups such as the Taliban, al-Shabaab or IS are central actors in contemporary wars, blamed for massive violence against civilians [...] are characterized as criminals or terrorists for whom it does not matter whether their goals and actions are perceived as legitimate or not. However, there is ample evidence that armed groups seek legitimacy [...] politics. In terms of empirical output, it provides insights into legitimizing ideas and forms of action of non-state armed groups. Methodologically, the project takes up impulses from the recent methodological