@article{ref1,
title="Joining the counterinsurgency: explaining pro-government militia participation in the Philippines",
journal="Studies in conflict and terrorism",
year="2022",
author="Eastin, Joshua and Zech, Steven T.",
volume="45",
number="9",
pages="817-841",
abstract="What motivates civilians to fight in a progovernment militia? This article draws on survey and interview data from active members of Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGU), a progovernment militia in the Philippines, to evaluate why individuals enlist. We find poverty and unemployment to be key drivers of group membership, and the biggest attraction a steady paycheck. This situation presents a moral hazard for the Philippine government and other states that rely on impoverished citizens to wage counterinsurgency: while doing so can be cost-effective, the need to keep costs low might also impede efforts at socioeconomic or political reform.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1057-610X",
doi="10.1080/1057610X.2019.1700029",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1700029"
}