This paper focuses on the main factors that contribute to the dangers of violent internal conflict erupting, or re …-igniting after a peace has been concluded. The conflict literature has identified greed and grievance as the principle causes of … conflict. But for either of them to take the form of large-scale violence there must be other factors at work, specifically a …

present empirical evidence for a panel of Indian states, where conflict, transfers and policing are treated as endogenous …

Two phenomena have been recently utilised to explain conflict onset among rational choice analysts: greed and grievance … and the grievance it produces fuels conflict. Central to grievance are concepts of inter-ethnic or horizontal inequality …. Identity formation is also crucial to intra-state conflict, as it overcomes the collective action problem. Conflict can rarely …

and policing in reducing conflict. It finds that transfers have a significant effect on the prevention and reduction of … civil unrest, particularly in the medium term. While policing reduces conflict in the short term, the continued use of … other countries where social cohesion breaks frequently, but large-scale conflict may be avoidable. …

This paper argues that endogenous mechanisms linking processes of violent conflict and household poverty provide … onset, sustainability and duration of violent conflict due to the direct and indirect effects of violence on the economic … behaviour and decisions of households in conflict areas. These effects lead to the emergence of symbiotic relationships between …

This paper explores the micro-foundations of conflict generation and persistence within the traditional greed and …-intended (Nordic-like) donors. These extensions provide a better understanding of conflict persistence, the consequences of competing …

The paper describes and analyses the role of civil society in five conflict cases – Abkhazia, Nagorno … lessons learned. The study then presents critical assessments of local CSO contributions to conflict transformation and … concludes with a set of suggestions for local and mid-level civil society actors involved in these five conflict cases and …

A basic issue that conflict analysis investigates is how non-peaceful ways of living and governing become viable … research programme analysing violent conflict at the micro level. It also discusses their implications for policies aimed at …

decentralization and violence is relatively scant. Routine violence, which is different from both civil war and ethno-communal conflict …