Civil wars are intricate social, political and psychological phenomena. However, economics
can offer analytical insights which are useful alongside the more conventional approach of …

Abstract The Maoist insurgency in Nepal is one of the highest intensity internal conflicts in
recent times. Investigation into the causes of the conflict would suggest that grievance rather …

Negotiated civil war terminations differ from their interstate war counterparts in that one side
must disarm and cease to exist as a fighting entity. While termination through military victory …

This volume presents an innovative new analytical framework for understanding the
dynamics of violent conflict and its impact on people and communities living in contexts of …

While a new, growing subset of the literature argues that armed conflict does not necessarily
erode social cohesion in the postwar era, we challenge this perspective and examine how …

Conflict has been a feature of human society since time immemorial. Disputes that arise may
be organized around social class, ethnicity, religion, region, or some combination of these …

War provides economic opportunities, such as the capture of valuable natural resources,
that are unavailable in peacetime. However, belligerents may prefer low‐intensity conflict to …

Armed civil conflicts carry various costs which strongly affect the living conditions of
households at the time of the conflict and for many years thereafter. Most households …

Contemporary civil wars are rooted in a partial or complete breakdown of the social contract,
often involving disputes over public spending, resource revenues, and taxation. A feasible …

This chapter discusses intervention strategies for intrastate violence with emphasis on
preventing and mitigating cycles of organized violence. We distinguish three phases of a …