Peace and Conflict 2016

Contents

1. Introduction to Peace and Conflict 2016

David A. Backer, Ravi Bhavnani, and Paul K. Huth

2. The Cutting Edge of Research on Peace and Conflict

Karsten Donnay and Ravi Bhavnani

3. Armed Conflict, 1946–2014

Håvard Strand and Halvard Buhaug

4. Patterns and Trends of the Geography of Conflict

Roudabeh Kishi, Clionadh Raleigh, and Andrew M. Linke

5. Violence against Civilians during Civil War

Hanne Fjelde, Lisa Hultman, and Margareta Sollenberg

6. Non-State Actors in Civil War

David E. Cunningham, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, and Idean Salehyan

7. Democracy, Ethnic Exclusion, and Civil Conflict: The Arab Spring Revolutions from a Global Comparative Perspective

Manuel Vogt, Nils-Christian Bormann, and Lars-Erik Cederman

8. Global Terrorism and the Deadliest Groups since 2001

Gary LaFree and Laura Dugan

9. Defense Spending, Arms Production and Transfers: The Political Economy of Defense in a Transitional Phase

Aude-Emmanuelle Fleurant and Yannick Quéau

10. Global Trends in the Implementation of Intrastate Peace Agreements

Jason Michael Quinn and Madhav Joshi

11. Why States Repress: Evaluating Global Patterns of Abuse with the Political Terror Scale

Reed M. Wood, Mark Gibney, and Peter Haschke

12. Foreign Aid and Conflict: What We Know and Need to Know

Bradley Parks, Michael J. Tierney, and Caroline Bergeron

13. The Peace and Conflict Instability Ledger: Ranking States on Future Risks

David A. Backer and Paul K. Huth

14. New Developments in Measuring the Welfare Effects of Conflict Exposure at the Micro-Level

Tilman Brück, Patricia Justino, and Philip Verwimp

15. Active Armed Conflicts in 2014

Margareta Sollenberg

16. United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Active in 2014

Deniz Cil

17. Criminal Justice for Conflict-Related Violations—Developments during 2014

Anupma Kulkarni

Biography

David Backer, Ravinder Bhavnani, Paul Huth

If you are looking for a comprehensive, accessible and thought-provoking overview of current research trends in political violence, this is the book to turn to.

—Nils Weidmann, Professor of Political Science, University of Konstanz, Germany

Peace and Conflict 2016, as with its predecessors, proves to be an invaluable source of up-to-date information on conflicts around the world. Various facets of political violence and their respective recent trends are documented in detail. New trends and challenges in conflict research are admirably discussed, as are traditional and more recent attempts in mitigating conflicts, from peacekeeping missions to criminal justice. Combining chapters on these themes written by the leading scholars in the field makes this volume a must-have for scholars and practitioners alike.

— Simon Hug, Professor of Political Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Praise for earlier editions:

"Truth and data are the first casualties of armed conflict. Peace and Conflict 2014 provides a very useful and accessible overview of key trends and themes, begins to address some of the burning issues in the field, and helps put risks into perspective."

—Tilman Brück, Director, International Security and Development Center, Germany

Peace and Conflict 2012 was a CHOICE Recommended title.

"Too much of the writing on international affairs is long on opinions and short on facts. Peace and

Conflict is the rare exception. Its clear presentations of evidence and analyses help to better inform discussions about the most pressing security challenges in today’s world."

—Fareed Zakaria, Host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS

"An essential tool for scholars and policymakers seeking the facts behind the headlines about the

nature and extent of conflict around the world."

—Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York

"A tour de force!"

—The Honorable Samuel Lewis, Past President, United States Institute of Peace