SPIRe\u2019s Profs. Jennifer Todd and Paul Walsh will be presenting their paper (with Lupa Ramadhani) titled \u201cPatterns of Conflict in the Great Lakes Region\u201d Thursday November 22nd from 13:00-14:00 in G317 Newman (Arts) Building, UCD Belfield.<\/p>\n
Abstract<\/p>\n
The African Great Lakes Region (GLR) has witnessed some of the most intense
\nviolence and protracted conflict of the last half-century. There has been spiralling
\nand sometimes over-lapping conflict in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the
\nDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (hereinafter Zone 1 conflict states). Yet their
\nneighbours\u2014Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia (hereinafter Zone 2 peaceful
\nstates)\u2014have remained generally peaceful. This article asks what makes the
\ndifference in conflict outcomes between these neighbouring states? It has one goal:
\nto identify a set of structural and historical factors (if any), that differentiate the zone
\n1 from the zone 2 states and which can explain the incidence of conflicts across
\ntime and countries. We set out to document and estimate the impact of a common
\nset of structural factors that underpin the outbreak of wars in this region over the
\npast fifty years, while controlling for time and country specific effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SPIRe\u2019s Profs. Jennifer Todd and Paul Walsh will be presenting their paper (with Lupa Ramadhani) titled \u201cPatterns of Conflict in the Great Lakes Region\u201d Thursday November 22nd from 13:00-14:00 in G317 Newman (Arts) Building, UCD Belfield. Abstract The African Great … Continue reading