The other virus: Covid-19 and violence against civilians

The other virus: Covid-19 and violence against civilians

The article analyzes how Covid-19 might affect the risk of violence against civilians (VAC) in two ways. First, I glean from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data the quantity and types of Covid-related VAC attacks. Second, I present possible economic channels by which Covid could affect mass atroc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Peace economics, peace science, and public policy peace science, and public policy, 2020-09, Vol.26 (3), p.1-9
1. Verfasser: Anderton, Charles H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atrocities
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Democratic Republic of the Congo
early warning
mass atrocity
Violence
violence against civilians
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Zusammenfassung:The article analyzes how Covid-19 might affect the risk of violence against civilians (VAC) in two ways. First, I glean from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data the quantity and types of Covid-related VAC attacks. Second, I present possible economic channels by which Covid could affect mass atrocity risk. I apply the channels to identify possible Covid-related economic risks for VAC in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
ISSN:1079-2457
1554-8597
DOI:10.1515/peps-2020-0039