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The article investigates how unemployment and grievances among youth contribute to their recruitment into militias.

April 13, 2026Open Access

The Role of Youth in Armed Mobilisation: Unemployment, Grievance, and Militia Recruitment: Community-Based Perspectives

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The article investigates how unemployment and grievances among youth contribute to their recruitment into militias.
Structured as a conference paper focused on Zambia
Organized problem analysis and literature review
Incorporates community-based perspectives
Examines institutional and policy dynamics
Highlights the role of youth grievances in armed mobilization
Identifies key factors that facilitate militia recruitment
Discusses implications for local and national political contexts

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This article examines The Role of Youth in Armed Mobilisation: Unemployment, Grievance, and Militia Recruitment: Community-Based Perspectives with a focused emphasis on Zambia within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a conference paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.

The Role of Youth in Armed Mobilisation: Unemployment, Grievance, and Militia Recruitment: Community-Based Perspectives

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