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Developing an Early Warning System for Intrastate Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.authorPerryman, Benjamin
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Development Economicsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorMelvin Crossen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerIan McAllisteren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerCourtney Warden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerMelvin Crossen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorIan McAllisteren_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-05T17:41:23Z
dc.date.available2011-05-05T17:41:23Z
dc.date.defence2011-04-29
dc.date.issued2011-05-05
dc.description.abstractIntrastate conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa are a development tragedy and a security dilemma that requires more prevention and better intervention from the international community. Such engagement necessitates a robust early warning system, which can determine, with a sufficient degree of accuracy, the countries most at risk of experiencing intrastate conflict. This research summarizes and critiques current efforts to conceptualize intrastate conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa and determine what factors best explain the likelihood of intrastate conflict onset. The research examines the challenges of empirically modelling the human behaviour that underlies intrastate conflict, as well as some promising avenues for overcoming challenges posed by data issues and existing methodological shortcomings. The research concludes that with improved data and research design, and more attention being paid to how statistical significance reflects pathway(s) to violence, the development of an intrastate conflict early warning system is possible.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/13564
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectintrastate conflicten_US
dc.subjectsub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectearly warning systemsen_US
dc.titleDeveloping an Early Warning System for Intrastate Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africaen_US

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