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Title A micro-level perspective on the dynamics of conflict, violence, and development / edited by Patricia Justino, Tilman Brück, Philip Verwimp
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) : illustrations
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I Understanding Violent Conflict from a Micro-Level Perspective -- 1. Micro-Level Dynamics of Conflict, Violence, and Development: A New Analytical Framework / Philip Verwimp -- 2. The Social Geography of Armed Conflict / Timothy Raeymaekers -- 3. Greed, Grievance, and Globalization / Syed Mansoob Murshed -- pt. II Individual and Group Motivations in Conflict Processes -- 4. Group Formation, Identities, and Violent Mobilization: Evidence from Nigeria and Niger / Yvan Guichaoua -- 5. Inequality, Conflict, and Policy: A Review of Some MICROCON Findings / Frances Stewart -- 6. Interculturalism: Europe and Its Muslims in Search of Sound Societal Models / Michael Emerson -- pt. III Micro-Level Consequences of Violent Conflict -- 7. Poverty, Livelihoods, and Violent Conflict / Julie Litchfield
8. Risk, Security, and Coping Mechanisms in Contexts of Violent Conflict: Evidence from Rwanda and Burundi / Olivia D'Aoust -- 9. The Burden of Armed Conflict: A Public-Health Approach / Debarati Guha-Sapir -- 10. Violence, Conflict, and Mobility: A Micro-Level Analysis / Ana Maria Ibanez Londono -- 11. What Can Applying a Gender Lens Contribute to Conflict Studies? A Review of Selected MICROCON Working Papers / Colette Harris -- pt. IV Policy Implications and Future Research Agenda -- 12. Evaluating Programmes in Conflict-Affected Areas / Nina Wald -- 13. EU, Conflict Transformation, and Civil Society: Promoting Peace from the Bottom Up? / Nathalie Tocci -- 14. Research and Policy Implications from a Micro-Level Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict, Violence, and Development / Patricia Justino
Summary This edited volume analyses violent conflict and its impact on local institutional and development processes. It shows how the behaviour of individuals helps us understand the complex dynamic links between conflict, violence and development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF (ebrary, viewed January 3, 2014)
Subject Violence.
Economic development.
violence.
economic development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Economic development
Violence
Form Electronic book
Author Justino, Patricia
Brück, Tilman
Verwimp, Philip
ISBN 9780191641732
0191641731
9780191749254
0191749257