Land related grievances shape tropical forest-cover in areas affected by armed-conflict
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.05.007
Abstract: Abstract Armed-conflicts often occur in tropical areas considered to be of high ‘conservation-value’, termed as such for their biodiversity or carbon-storage functions. Despite this important overlap, few studies have assessed how forest-biomass is affected by… read more here.
Keywords: armed conflicts; armed conflict; land; forest cover ... See more keywords
Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law. By Kubo Mačák. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. xl, 268. Index.
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DOI: 10.1017/ajil.2020.2
Abstract: Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap report states that it will take 202 years for women to achieve economic equality with men.5 This considerable collection of feminist perspectives is akin to a theoretical smorgasbord, an… read more here.
Keywords: oxford; armed conflicts; internationalized armed; conflicts international ... See more keywords
Missing Migrants and the Politics of Disappearance in Armed Conflicts and Migratory Contexts
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DOI: 10.1080/00141844.2019.1697333
Abstract: In this article we set out to understand the issue of enforced or involuntary disappearance in two seemingly different situations: the missing persons produced by armed conflict and the missing mig... read more here.
Keywords: missing migrants; disappearance; armed conflicts; politics disappearance ... See more keywords
Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara‐Sahel
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DOI: 10.1111/conl.12446
Abstract: Increasing conflicts and social insecurity are expected to accelerate biodiversity decline and escalate illegal wildlife killing. Sahara‐Sahel megafauna has experienced recent continuous decline due to unsustainable hunting pressure. Here, we provide the best available data… read more here.
Keywords: policy; armed conflicts; sahara sahel; conservation ... See more keywords
Armed conflicts and national trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: what can national health surveys tell us?
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001300
Abstract: Armed conflicts are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and considered to be an important factor in slowing down national progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). The measurement of the impact of conflicts on… read more here.
Keywords: armed conflicts; sub saharan; reproductive maternal; health ... See more keywords
The European Union and natural resources that fund armed conflicts: Explaining the EU’s policy choice for supply chain due-diligence requirements
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DOI: 10.1177/0010836718808314
Abstract: Natural resources can be an important source of funding for warring parties in armed conflicts. Curbing the trade in these so-called conflict resources is, therefore, part of the European Union’s conflict management policies. The article… read more here.
Keywords: armed conflicts; european union; due diligence; chain due ... See more keywords
Rebels with a Cause: Does Ideology Make Armed Conflicts Longer and Bloodier?
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DOI: 10.1177/00220027221108222
Abstract: Ideology may directly provide motive and indirectly capacity for collective violence, thus making armed conflicts longer and bloodier. We investigate these propositions by drawing on an innovative global dataset which codes ideological claims by rebel… read more here.
Keywords: conflicts longer; rebels cause; ideology; cause ideology ... See more keywords
The impacts of armed conflict on child health: Evidence from 56 developing countries
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DOI: 10.1177/00223433211066417
Abstract: This article evaluates the extent to which armed conflicts influence early childhood health for 56 developing countries over nearly 30 years. Exploiting both spatial and temporal variations in conflict exposure within a difference-in-differences framework, the… read more here.
Keywords: health; developing countries; age; impacts armed ... See more keywords
Under-cover: The influence of event- and context-traits on the visibility of armed conflicts in German newspaper coverage (1992–2013)
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DOI: 10.1177/1464884916683552
Abstract: Although armed conflicts are an intensively researched domain in communication science, not much is known about the factors influencing their visibility in the news media. Based on research on the international flow of news, we… read more here.
Keywords: newspaper coverage; 1992 2013; armed conflicts; german newspaper ... See more keywords
A theoretical analysis of complex armed conflicts
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264418
Abstract: The introduction and analysis of a simple idealized model enables basic insights into how military characteristics and recruitment strategies affect the dynamics of armed conflicts, even in the complex case of three or more fighting… read more here.
Keywords: analysis complex; theoretical analysis; analysis; complex armed ... See more keywords
Documenting attacks on health workers and facilities in armed conflicts
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DOI: 10.2471/blt.15.168328
Abstract: During armed conflicts, international humanitarian law (which regulates the conduct of parties engaged in war) protects health-care workers and health facilities, the wounded and the sick. In the first half of 2016, however, the international… read more here.
Keywords: research; armed conflicts; health workers; attacks health ... See more keywords