Event Description
How much social support do militaries engaged in counterinsurgency operations have? We examine differences in support for the Colombian military between direct and experimental survey measures, and we find lower levels of support in the experimental measures across contexts, especially in contexts with illegal organizations.
Speaker
Aila M. Matanock is an assistant professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley who focuses on civil conflict and international intervention.
More Information
Read "Supporting the Troops?" Erica Hellerstein's article for the Fall 2013 Berkeley Review
Download Matanock and Garcia-Sánchez, "Controlling Civilians"(.pdf)