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Bohmelt, Tobias , Bove, Vincenzo and Skrede Gleditsch, Kristian (2019) Blame the victims? : refugees, state capacity, and non-state actor violence. Journal of Peace Research, 56 (1). pp. 73-87. doi:10.1177/0022343318804592
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343318804592
Abstract
Existing research argues that refugee in ows may increase the risk of domestic con ict, particularly civil war that, by de nition, involves the state as an actor. However, many of the postulated mechanisms linking refugees to a higher risk of such con ict pertain to tensions with locals, which do not necessarily involve any grievances against government authorities. We contend that it is more likely to identify an association between refugees and non-state actor violence, i.e., armed violence between organized non-state groups, neither of which pertains to the state. We also claim that the extent to which refugees are associated with a higher likelihood of non-state con ict depends on the capacity of governments to manage and mitigate risks. We report evidence that refugee populations can be linked to an increased risk of non-state con ict, as well as for a mitigating e ect of state capacity on the risk of non-state con icts in the presence of refugees. We do not nd a clear e ect of refugee populations on civil war, suggesting that the link depends on existing con ict cleavages relevant to mobilizing refugees or locals. Our research helps to shed light on the relevant security consequences of managing refugee populations. Despite the common arguments portraying refugees as security risks in developed countries, the risk of non-state con ict applies primarily to weak states that have been forced to shoulder a disproportionate burden in hosting refugees
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Civil war, Refugees, Social conflict, Non-state actors (International relations), Ethnic conflict, Institutional economics, Refugees -- Government policy | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Peace Research | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-3433 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 1 January 2019 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 56 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 73-87 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0022343318804592 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Posted ahead of print. Bohmelt, Tobias , Bove, Vincenzo and Skrede Gleditsch, Kristian (2018) Blame the victims? Refugees, state capacity, and non-state actor violence. Journal of Peace Research. Copyright © 2018 (Copyright Holder). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI] | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Copyright Holders: | The Author(s) | ||||||||
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