A micro-level perspective on the dynamics of conflict, violence and development / edited by Patricia Justino, Tilman Brück, and Philip Verwimp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Justino, Patricia, editor.

Brück, Tilman, editor.

Verwimp, Philip, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Violence--Economic aspects.

Violence.

Social conflict--Economic aspects.

Social conflict.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 317 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

This volume presents an innovative analytical framework for understanding the dynamics of violent conflict and its impact on people and communities. Bringing together the findings of MICROCON, an influential five-year research programme funded by the European Commission, this book provides readers with the most current and comprehensive evidence available on violent conflict from a micro-level perspective. MICROCON was the largest research programme on conflict analysis in Europe from 2007 to 2011. Its policy outreach has helped to influence international development policy and supported policy capacity in many conflict-affected countries. MICROCON was a project of the Households in Conflict Network, a global research collaboration dedicated to understanding the micro-foundations of violent conflict (www.hicn.org). Whilst traditional studies into conflict have been through an international- or country-level lens with the state as the primary unit of analysis, the micro-level perspective offered by this volume places the individuals, households, groups, and communities affected by conflict at the centre of analysis. Studying how people behave in groups and communities and how they interact with the formal and informal institutions that manage local tensions is crucial to understanding the conflict cycle and the resulting fragility. These micro-foundations therefore provide a more in-depth and nuanced analysis of the causes, forms, and consequences of violent conflict. By challenging the ways we think bout conflict and how conflict can be influenced, this book lays the foundation for more context-specific and accurate policy interventions for conflict resolution, post-war reconstruction, and poverty alleviation for conflict-affected people and communities. This volume is divided into four parts. Part I introduces the conceptual frame-work emphasizing the micro-level analysis of conflict. Part II focuses on individual and group motivations in conflict processes. Part III highlights the micro-level consequences of violent conflict, and Part IV focuses on policy implications and future research agenda. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Understanding Violent Conflict from a Micro-Level Perspective

1 Micro-Level Dynamics of Conflict, Violence, and Development: A New Analytical Framework / Patricia Justino Justino, Patricia, Tilman Brück Brück, Tilman, Philip Verwimp Verwimp, Philip 3

2 The Social Geography of Armed Conflict / Timothy Raeymaekers Raeymaekers, Timothy 30

3 Greed, Grievance, and Globalization / José Cuesta Cuesta, José, Syed Mansoob Murshed Murshed, Syed Mansoob 50

Part II Individual and Group Motivations in Conflict Processes

4 Group Formation, Identities, and Violent Mobilization: Evidence from Nigeria and Niger / Yvan Guichaoua Guichaoua, Yvan 69

5 Inequality, Conflict, and Policy: A Review of Some MICROCON Findings / Prances Stewart Stewart, Prances 92

6 Intercuituralism: Europe and Its Muslims in Search of Sound Societal Models / Michael Emerson Emerson, Michael 126

Part III Micro-Level Consequences of Violent Conflict

7 Poverty, Livelihoods, and Violent Conflict / Julie Litchfield Litchfield, Julie 147

8 Risk, Security, and Coping Mechanisms in Contexts of Violent Conflict: Evidence from Rwanda and Burundi / Philip Verwimp Verwimp, Philip, Olivia D'Aoust D'Aoust, Olivia 165

9 The Burden of Armed Conflict: A Public-Health Approach / Chiara Altare Altare, Chiara, Debarati Guha-Sapir Guha-Sapir, Debarati 183

10 Violence, Conflict, and Mobility: A Micro-Level Analysis / Roger Zetter Zetter, Roger, Andrea Purdekova Purdekova, Andrea, Ana María Ibáñez Londoño Londoño, Ana María Ibáñez 206

11 What Can Applying a Gender Lens Contribute to Conflict Studies? A Review of Selected MICROCON Working Papers / Colette Harris Harris, Colette 228

Part IV Policy Implications and Future Research Agenda

12 Evaluating Programmes in Conflict-Affected Areas / Carlos Bozzoli Bozzoli, Carlos, Tilman Brück Brück, Tilman, Nina Wald Wald, Nina 249

13 EU, Conflict Transformation, and Civil Society: Promoting Peace from the Bottom Up? / Nathalie Tocci Tocci, Nathalie 269

14 Research and Policy Implications from a Micro-Level Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict, Violence, and Development / Patricia Justino Justino, Patricia 290.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199664597

0199664595

OCLC:

858310102