Households in Conflict Network

Climate vulnerability at the household level: A behaviorally informed index and its application to refugees in Jordan

Piero Ronzani, Wolfgang Stojetz, Sarah Fenzl, Siwar Hakim

Climate vulnerability assessments have traditionally relied on macro-level indices and physical exposure models, overlooking household-level heterogeneity and the behavioral determinants of vulnerability. To fill this […]

Access to Education for Young People Displaced by the Syrian Crisis

Teagan Hood

Learning continuity and engaging young people in supportive schooling environments are often overlooked in research, policy and aid sector responses to displacement. With increasing numbers […]

The Dodd-Frank Act’s Persistent Effect on Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Marc Rockmore, Daniela Rudstein, Ryan Vaughan, Breanne Cave

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act sought to enhance peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by introducing, […]

Armed conflict exposure and violent discipline of children at home: Panel evidence from Ethiopia

Workineh Ayenew, Andreas Kotsadam, Charlotte Ringdal, Espen Villanger

Armed conflict has far-reaching effects on household well-being, including increased risk of violence. We examine whether changes in local armed conflict exposure are associated with […]

A nation on the edge: Nigerians’ views on kidnapping

Daniel Tuki

Although much research has examined armed banditry and kidnapping in Nigeria, they focus primarily on the causes of these forms of insecurity and often rely […]

Unraveling Food Security, Drought and Conflict Exposure of Somali Households

Astrid Sneyers

This paper aims at disentangling the mutual link between conflict, drought and food security in Somalia. The analysis is conducted using various indicators for food […]