A preliminary theory of dark network resilience

A crucial contemporary policy question for governments across the globe is how to cope with international crime and terrorist networks. Many such "dark" networks—that is, networks that operate covertly and illegally—display a remarkable level of resilience when faced with shocks and attack...

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Published in:	Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 33 - 62
Main Authors:	Bakker, René M., Raab, Jörg, Milward, H. Brinton
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2012 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc Wiley-Blackwell John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Wiley Periodicals Inc
Series:	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Subjects:	Africa Africans Apartheid Case Studies Colombia Crime Criminal motive Differentiation Drug trafficking Foreign Countries Guerrillas Insurgency International crime Latin America Legitimacy Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Management principles Military policy Military recruitment National security Network analysis Networks Organized crime Policy analysis Policy making Public policy Rebellions Resilience Resilience (Psychology) Social Networks South Africa Sri Lanka Strategic planning Studies Terrorism Terrorists Truces & cease fires War Colombia Sri Lanka South Africa
ISSN:	0276-8739, 1520-6688
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Summary:	A crucial contemporary policy question for governments across the globe is how to cope with international crime and terrorist networks. Many such "dark" networks—that is, networks that operate covertly and illegally—display a remarkable level of resilience when faced with shocks and attacks. Based on an in-depth study of three cases (MK, the armed wing of the African National Congress in South Africa during apartheid; FARC, the Marxist guerrilla movement in Colombia; and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, in Sn Lanka), we present a set of propositions to outline how shocks impact dark network charactenstics (resources and legitimacy) and networked capabilities (replacing actors, linkages, balancing integration and differentiation) and how these in turn affect a dark network's resilience over time. We discuss the implications of our findings for policymakers.
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ISSN:	0276-8739 1520-6688
DOI:	10.1002/pam.20619