BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260807T145608EDT-8072dvRUs0@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260807T185608Z DESCRIPTION:William Reno\, Northwestern University\, Chicago. The prewar po litics of patronage emerges as an important factor in explaining the organ ization and behaviour of armed groups in cases of violent state collapse. The speaker's project draws from field research in the Niger Delta\, Somal ia and the Caucasus to explain how these patterns of patronage influence t he capacities of communities to control armed young fighters or undermine these efforts. This work addresses the broader and very basic question of why young men with guns obey people without them in some instances but not in others\, a key consideration in the study of the micro-politics of vio lence and the creation of public order.\n DTSTART:20080403T180000Z DTEND:20080403T200000Z LOCATION:Peel 3715\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1X1\, 3715 rue Peel SUMMARY:Patronage politics and patterns of violence URL:/channels/event/patronage-politics-and-patterns-vi olence-29458 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR