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The other virus: Covid-19 and violence against civilians

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  • Anderton Charles H.

    (Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, USA)

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The article analyzes how Covid-19 might affect the risk of violence against civilians (VAC) in two ways. First, I glean from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data the quantity and types of Covid-related VAC attacks. Second, I present possible economic channels by which Covid could affect mass atrocity risk. I apply the channels to identify possible Covid-related economic risks for VAC in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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  • Anderton Charles H., 2020. "The other virus: Covid-19 and violence against civilians," Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 26(3), pages 1-09, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pepspp:v:26:y:2020:i:3:p:09:n:11
    DOI: 10.1515/peps-2020-0039
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    1. Marijke Verpoorten, 2012. "Leave none to claim the land," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 49(4), pages 547-563, July.
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