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Determinism in the mountains: The ongoing belief in the bellicosity of ‘mountain people’
Pickering, Steve - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 21-25
people to the degree that it makes them more likely to engage in conflict. It also explores how mountain people can be seen … in a more positive light, but this perspective is often ignored by both popular media and conflict research. It makes the … for empirical conflict research. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010562
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Forced displacement in Colombia: Magnitude and causes
Ibáñez, Ana María - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 48-54
The article describes the magnitude, geographical extent, and causes of forced populationdisplacements in Colombia. Forced migration in Colombia is a war strategy adopted by armed groups to strengthen territorial strongholds, weaken civilian support to the enemy, seize valuable lands, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010565
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Envy in the process of development: Implications for Social Relations and Conflict.
Gershman, Boris - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 8 (2013) 2, pp. 13-19
This article examines envy as an important cultural link between inequality, institutions, development, and conflict … produces a fear-of-envy culture that hampers economic incentives and creates an environment of suspicion and conflict. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010566
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HEARTS AND MINDS CANNOT BE BOUGHT: INEFFECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN
Child, Travers B. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 9 (2014) 2, pp. 43-49
Recent work has suggested the foreign-led reconstruction effort carried out in Afghanistan and Iraq can mitigate violence because it helps win the “hearts and minds” of local people. For the case of Afghanistan, we show there is no evidence behind such an assertion. Analyzing unique data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010571
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How trade affects international interactions
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 60-68
leads to peace. That logic is as follows: if a target country that is the recipient of conflict retaliates by cutting its … trade ties with the conflict instigator, then a portion of the costs of conflict born by the instigator results from its … lost gains from trade. Conflict is more costly the higher these gains from trade losses. This article summarizes some of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010574
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The Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia: Water-related conflicts with abundance of water
Keskinen, Marko; Käkönen, Mira; Tola, Prom; Varis, Olli - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 49-59
By examining diverse water-related tension and conflict situations from the Tonle Sap area of Cambodia, the article …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010575
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Determinism in the mountains: The ongoing belief in the bellicosity of ‘mountain people’
Pickering, Steve - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 2, pp. 21-25
people to the degree that it makes them more likely to engage in conflict. It also explores how mountain people can be seen … in a more positive light, but this perspective is often ignored by both popular media and conflict research. It makes the … for empirical conflict research. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225985
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Civil strife and economic and social policies
Stiglitz, Joseph E. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 6-9
incomplete information (both sides believing they can "win," when one – and possibly both – must "lose"). Reasons for conflict … article then draws out six implications for those interested in conflict management and conflict mitigation and comments, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941228
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Intra-organizational conflict: Origin and cost
Zetland, David - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 1, pp. 11-21
This article explores the origin and cost of conflict within the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California … (MET), a cooperative of 26 member agencies delivering water to nearly 20 million people. Conflict within MET has existed … for over 30 years, but increasing population and decreasing water supplies mean that this conflict is becoming more costly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941229
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The attempt to regulate conflict diamonds
Gold, David - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 49-52
NGO's with an interest in peace and development in Africa documented the role of diamonds in conflict while soci … the peace in these conflict zones. And industry, responding to political pressures and changing economic conditions … development that permits countries to utilize th?ir natural resources without driving conflict. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941231