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Association: Name: International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention URL: http://www.isanet.org
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Flanigan, Shawn. "Hizballah and the Tamil Tigers ? Comparing Service Provision by Insurgent Organizations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA, Feb 28, 2007 <Not Available>. 2011-03-13 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p181215_index.html>

Flanigan, S. T. , 2007-02-28 "Hizballah and the Tamil Tigers ? Comparing Service Provision by Insurgent Organizations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA Online <PDF>. 2011-03-13 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p181215_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This paper, based on field research in Lebanon and Sri Lanka, will compare motivations and strategies for service provision by Hizballah and the Tamil Tigers. In order to understand the motivations behind the charitable activities of terrorist organizations, I will use interviews from staff of both Hizbullah and Tamil Tiger- affiliated charities. Hizbullah will be used as a case because the organization is widely acknowledged as engaging in both violence and charity, and is seen as a legitimate actor in the Lebanese political and social service sectors. Meanwhile, the Tamil Tigers operate a de facto state, including health and social service provision, in the northern provinces of Sri Lanka. The interview protocol will be targeted toward the motivations of staff involved in charitable work and their conception of their organization?s relationship to the state and to political parties. The goal of this questioning is to understand whether the primary motivation of staff is to provide services or is connected to religious or political aspirations of the groups being examined. The motivations identified in the interviews will then be compared with those discussed by scholars who have interviewed terrorists In addition, the interviews will attempt to determine the extent to which services are used as a tool to socialize clientele and recruit them for military activities. The structure of the organizations and the extent to which the social service arms of the organizations can be considered separate from the military arms of the organizations will also be considered.

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