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Conflict versus Disaster-induced Displacement: Similar or Distinct Implications for Security? / Bohnet, Heidrun; Cottier, Fabien; Hug, Simon

Hug, Simon	Journal Article
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Recent research has found evidence for a linkage between conflict induced-displacement and violence. Yet, displacement is also caused by natural disasters, whose implications for security have until now not received much attention. Drawing on spatial data on flood-induced disasters and forced migration in Africa, we investigate the impact of migration caused by natural disasters on social conflict. We show that disaster-induced displacement differs from conflict-induced displacement and raises distinct security implications. We also consider if areas simultaneously affected by conflict and disaster-induced migration are particularly at risk of conflict. The results suggest that there is no such amplifying effect.

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Conflict versus Disaster ; Distinct Implications for Security

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Conflict-induced IDPs and the Spread of Conflict / Bohnet, Heidrun

Bohnet, Heidrun	Journal Article
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Recent scholarship has found evidence that refugee flows may inadvertently contribute to the spread of conflict across borders. Little is known, however, about the spatial diffusion of conflict within a state’s borders and what role internal displacement plays in such a dynamic. This question is of relevance because of the particular marginalization of internally displaced persons, which make them at risk of predation and militarization by armed groups. Drawing on a novel global data set on internal displacement, we evaluate this question and find evidence for a similar mechanism leading to conflict spread operating at the domestic level.

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National Security ; Conflict ; International Security ; Internal armed Conflict

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