2021
Anti-government Non-state Armed Actors in the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
ŠMÍDOVÁ, Alexandra and Tomáš ŠMÍDBasic information
Original name
Anti-government Non-state Armed Actors in the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
Authors
ŠMÍDOVÁ, Alexandra and Tomáš ŠMÍD (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Mezinárodní vztahy, 2021, 0323-1844
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Field of Study
50601 Political science
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
References:
Organization unit
AMBIS University
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85108351591
Keywords in English
Ukraine;armed conflict;Donbas;opolchentsy;ANSA;Russia;foreign fighters;insurgency
Tags
Changed: 25/3/2024 17:08, Ing. Kateřina Lendrová
Abstract
In the original language
This article presents the main ANSA involved in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. It focusses on an analysis of the specific phenomenon of the opolchentsy - Narodnoe opolchenie Donbassa. The aim of this paper is to introduce and describe these actors and to ground them in certain theoretical conceptions. The paper also tracks the changing motivations of the various ANSA brought under the umbrella of the quasi-state actor NOD throughout the conflict, and the changing array of formations that made up the opolchenie during a particular period of time. Evidently, the opolchenie do not fit into the usual classifications of ANSA.