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The Demography of Conflict and Violence: An Introduction

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  • Helge Brunborg

    (Division for Social and Demographic Research, Statistics Norway, hbr@ssb.no, henriku@prio.no)

  • Henrik Urdal

    (Centre for the Study of Civil War, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO))

Abstract

The demography of armed conflict is an emerging field among demographers and peace researchers alike. The articles in this special issue treat demography as both a cause and a consequence of armed conflict, and they carry important policy implications. A study of German-allied countries during World War II addresses the role of refugees and territorial loss in paving the way for genocide. Other articles focusing on the demographic causes of conflict discuss highly contentious issues of whether economic and social inequality, high population pressure on natural resources, and youth bulges and limited migration opportunities can lead to different forms of armed conflict and state failure. The articles on demographic responses to armed conflict analyze the destructiveness of pre-industrial warfare, differences in short- and long-term mortality trends after armed conflict, and migratory responses in war. Another set of articles on demographic responses to war is published simultaneously in the European Journal of Population.

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  • Helge Brunborg & Henrik Urdal, 2005. "The Demography of Conflict and Violence: An Introduction," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 42(4), pages 371-374, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:joupea:v:42:y:2005:i:4:p:371-374
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    1. Heather Allen & Rebecca Katz, 2010. "Demography and Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Making the Connection," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 29(4), pages 527-539, August.
    2. Peter Tammes, 2017. "Surviving the Holocaust: Socio-demographic Differences Among Amsterdam Jews," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 33(3), pages 293-318, July.
    3. Kevin Thomas, 2010. "Family Contexts and Schooling Disruption among Orphans in Post-Genocide Rwanda," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 29(6), pages 819-842, December.
    4. Andrés Felipe Castro Torres & B. Piedad Urdinola, 2019. "Armed Conflict and Fertility in Colombia, 2000–2010," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 38(2), pages 173-213, April.

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