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Environmental Factors in Civil War


Coordinator: Halvard Buhaug

CSCW - Environmental Factors in Civil War

Past Events

Peer-reviewed-Journal-Article

Gleditsch, Nils Petter (2012) Introduction to the Special Issure on Events Data in Conflict , International Interactions 38(4): 375–381.
Oba, Gufu (2011) Colonial Resource Capture: Triggers of Ethnic Conflicts in the Northern Frontier District of Kenya, 1903-1930 , Journal of Eastern African Studies 5(3): 505–534.
Bernauer, Thomas;Böhmelt, Tobias;Buhaug, Halvard;Gleditsch, Nils Petter;Tribaldos, Theresa;Weibust, Eivind Berg; & Wischnath, Gerdis (2012) Water-Related Intrastate Conflict and Cooperation (WARICC): A New Event Dataset , International Interactions 38(4): 529–545.
Benjaminsen, Tor Arve;Alinon, Koffi;Buhaug, Halvard; & Buseth, Jill Tove (2012) Does Climate Change Drive Land-use Conflicts in the Sahel , Journal of Peace Research 49(1): 97–111 .
Holtermann, Helge (2012) Explaining the Development–Civil War Relationship , Conflict Management and Peace Science 29(1): 56–78.
Slettebak, Rune (2012) Don’t Blame the Weather! Climate-related Natural Disasters and Civil Conflict , Journal of Peace Research 49(1): 163–176.
Theisen, Ole Magnus (2012) Climate Clashes? Weather Variability, Land Pressure, and Organized Violence in Kenya, 1989-2004 , Journal of Peace Research 49(1): 79–106.
Theisen, Ole Magnus;Holtermann, Helge; & Buhaug, Halvard (2012) Climate Wars? Assessing the Claim that Drought Breeds Conflict , International Security 36(3): 79–106.
Dyrstad, Karin;Buhaug, Halvard;Ringdal, Kristen;Simkus, Albert; & Listhaug, Ola (2011) Microfoundations of Civil Conflict Reconciliation: Ethnicity and Context , International Interactions 37(4): 363–387.
Buhaug, Halvard;Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede;Holtermann, Helge;Østby, Gudrun; & Tollefsen, Andreas Forø (2011) It’s the Local Economy, Stupid! Geographic Wealth Dispersion and Conflict Outbreak Location , Journal of Conflict Resolution 55(5): 814–840.
Salehyan, Idean;Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; & Cunningham, David (2011) Explaining External Support for Insurgent Groups , International Organization 66(4): 709–744.
Rustad, Siri Aas;Buhaug, Halvard;Falch, Åshild; & Gates, Scott (2011) All Conflict Is Local: Modeling Sub-National Variation in Civil Conflict Risk , Conflict Management and Peace Science 28(1): 15–40.
Weidmann, Nils; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2010) Mapping and Measuring Country Shapes: The cshapes Package , R Journal 2(1): 18–24.
Urdal, Henrik;Theisen, Ole Magnus;Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Buhaug, Halvard (2010) Klimakriger? En vurdering av det faglige grunnlaget [Climate Wars? An Assessment of the Scientific Foundation] , Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift 26(4): 297–320.
Buhaug, Halvard (2010) Climate Not to Blame for African Civil Wars , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 107(38): 16477–16482.
Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; & Ruggeri, Andrea (2010) Political Opportunity Structures, Democracy, and Civil War , Journal of Peace Research 47(3): 299–310.
Buhaug, Halvard (2010) Dude, Where's My Conflict? LSG, Relative Strength, and the Location of Civil War , Conflict Management and Peace Science 27(2): 107–128.
Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2010) On Ignoring Missing Data and the Robustness of Trade and Conflict Results: A Reply to Barbieri, Keshk, and Pollins , Conflict Management and Peace Science 27(2): 153–157.
Clauset, Aaron;Heger, Lindsay;Young, Maxwell; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2010) The Strategic Calculus of Terrorism: Substitution and Competition in the Israel-Palestine Conflict , Cooperation and Conflict 45(1): 6–33.
Cunningham, David (2010) Blocking Resolution: How External States can Prolong Civil Wars , Journal of Peace Research 47(2): 115–127.
Weidmann, Nils;Kuse, Doreen; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2010) The Geography of the International System: The CShapes Dataset , International Interactions 36(1): 86–106.
Hegre, Håvard;Østby, Gudrun;Raleigh, Clionadh;Østby, Gudrun;Raleigh, Clionadh; & Hegre, Håvard (2009) Poverty and Civil War Events: A Disaggregated Study of Liberia , Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(4): 298–623.
Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede;Cunningham, David; & Salehyan, Idean (2009) It Takes Two: A Dyadic Analysis of Civil War Duration and Outcome , Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(4): 570–597.
Lujala, Päivi; & Gates, Scott (2009) Geography, Rebel Capability, and the Duration of Civil Conflict , Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(4): 544–569.
Cederman, Lars-Erik;Buhaug, Halvard;Rød, Jan Ketil;Cederman, Lars-Erik;Buhaug, Halvard; & Rød, Jan Ketil (2009) Ethno-Nationalist Dyads and Civil War: A GIS-Based Analysis , Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(4): 496–525.
Jensen , Peter Sandholt; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2009) Rain, Growth and Civil War: The Importance of Location , Defence and Peace Economics 20(5): 359–372.
Goemans, Hein;Chiozza, Giacomo; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2009) Introducing Archigos: A Dataset of Political Leaders , Journal of Peace Research 46(2): 269–283.
Lujala, Päivi (2009) Deadly Combat over Natural Resources , Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(1): 50–71.
Østby, Gudrun;Nordås, Ragnhild; & Rød, Jan Ketil (2009) Regional Inequalities and Civil Conflict in 21 Sub-Saharan African Countries , International Studies Quarterly 53(2): 301–324.
Buhaug, Halvard;Cederman, Lars-Erik; & Rød, Jan Ketil (2008) Disaggregating Ethno-Nationalist Civil Wars: A Dyadic Test of Exclusion Theory , International Organization 62(3): 531–551.
Urdal, Henrik; & Raleigh, Clionadh (2007) Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Armed Conflict , Political Geography 26(6): 674–694.
Urdal, Henrik (2006) A Clash of Generations? Youth Bulges and Political Violence , International Studies Quarterly 50(3): 607–630.
Hegre, Håvard;Lacina, Bethany Ann;Owen, Taylor;Furlong, Kathryn; & Gleditsch, Nils Petter (2006) Conflicts over Shared Rivers: Resource Wars or Fuzzy Boundaries? , Political Geography 25(4): 361–382.
Rød, Jan Ketil (2006) Local Determinants of African Civil Wars, 1970-2001 , Political Geography 25(3): 315–335.
Furlong, Kathryn;Hegre, Håvard; & Gleditsch, Nils Petter (2006) Geographic Opportunity and Neomalthusian Willingness: Boundaries, Shared Rivers, and Conflict , International Interactions 32(1): 79–108.
Gilmore, Elisabeth;Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Lujala, Päivi (2005) A Diamond Curse? Civil War and a Lootable Resource , Journal of Conflict Resolution 49(4): 538–562.
Rød, Jan Ketil;Lujala, Päivi;Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Gilmore, Elisabeth (2005) Conflict Diamonds: A New Dataset , Conflict Management and Peace Science 22(3): 257–292.
Lujala, Päivi (2005) Accounting for Scale: Measuring Geography in Quantitative Studies of Civil War , Political Geography 24(4): 399–418.
Gates, Scott (2002) The Geography of Civil War , Journal of Peace Research 39(4): 417–433.

Book Chapter

Buhaug, Halvard; & Theisen, Ole Magnus(2012) On Environmental Change and armed Conflict Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict. Challenges For Societal Stability. : J. Scheffran, M. Brozka, H.G. Brauch, P.M Link, and J. Schilling(43–56).
Urdal, Henrik(2011) Demographic Aspects of Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Armed Conflict Population Distribution, Urbanization, Internal Migration and Development: an International Perspective. : United Nations Population Division(243–263).
Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Buhaug, Halvard(2011) Årsaker til krig [Causes of War] Anarki, Makt Og Normer: Innføring I Internasjonal Politikk. : Abstrakt Forlag(167–190).
Cunningham, Kathleen Gallagher; & Beaulieu , Emily A.(2011) Dissent, Repression, and Inconsistency Paths to Violence. : MIT Press(173–196).
Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; & Beardsley, Kyle(2010) Core Issues in International Data Collection International Studies Encyclopedia, Volume on Scientific Study of International Processes. : .
Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Theisen, Ole Magnus(2010) Resources, the Environment and Conflict The Routledge Handbook of Security Studies. : (221–232).
Gleditsch, Nils Petter; & Theisen, Ole Magnus(2010) Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict The Social Dimensions of Climate Change: Equity and Vulnerability In a Warming World. : (75–101).
Urdal, Henrik(2007) The Demographics of Political Violence: Youth Bulges, Insecurity and Conflict Too Poor For Peace? Global Poverty, Conflict and Security In the 21St Century. : (90–100).
Gleditsch, Nils Petter(2006) Mot et utvidet sikkerhetsbegrep? [Toward an Extended Concept of Security?] Normer Og Makt: Innføring I Internasjonal Politikk. : (95–114).
Gates, Scott; & Murshed, S. Mansoob(2006) Spatial Horizontal Inequality and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal Spatial Disparities In Human Development. : .
Gleditsch, Nils Petter(2005) Resources, the Environment and Conflict Proceedings of the International Conference on ‘Environment, Peace, and the Dialogue of Civilizations and Cultures’ Tehran, 9–10 May. : (135–153).
Gleditsch, Nils Petter(2006) The Death of Distance? The Globalization of Armed Conflict Territoriality and Conflict In an Era of Globalization. : (187–218).

Non-refereed_Journal_Article

Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; & Bove, Vincenzo (2011) 2010 Lewis Fry Richardson Lifetime Achievement Award: Ron P. Smith and the Economics of War and Peace , Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 17(1): 11.
Buhaug, Halvard (2010) Reply to Burke et al.: Bias and Climate War Research , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 107(51): E186–E187.
Urdal, Henrik; & Gleditsch, Nils Petter (2010) Grønn fred? Nobelkomiteens miljøpriser [Green Peace? The Environmental Prizes of the Nobel Committee] , Internasjonal Politikk 68(4): 617–627.
Buhaug, Halvard (2010) Usikker sammenheng mellom klima og konflikt [Uncertain connection between climate and conflict] , Klima 2010(6): 24–26.
Urdal, Henrik (2005) Defusing the Population Bomb: Is Security a Rationale for Reducing Global Population Growth? , Environmental Change and Security Program Report (11): 5–11.
Brunborg, Helge; & Urdal, Henrik (2005) The Demography of Conflict and Violence: An Introduction , Journal of Peace Research 42(4): 371–374.

Popular Article

Benjaminsen, Tor Arve (2009) Samarbeid om knappe ressurser [Cooperation over scarce resources], Aftenposten, 10 December.
Buhaug, Halvard (2010) Myten om klimakriger [The Climate Wars Myth], Aftenposten, 8 September.
Gleditsch, Nils Petter (2010) Klima og politisk uro [Climate and Political Unrest], Aftenposten, 21 July.
Buhaug, Halvard (2009) Konflikter i bevegelser [Conflicts in Transition], Forsvarets Forum, Juli/August.

Phd Thesis

Slettebak, Rune (2012) Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and the Risk of Violent Conflict. PhD thesis, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, .
Fjelde, Hanne (2009) Sins of Omission and Commission: The Quality of Government and Civil Conflict. PhD thesis, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, .
Andersen, Kirsten Hegsvold (2003) Resources and Conflict in Angola. PhD thesis, Supervisors: Karl Ove Moene, UiO; Nils Petter Gleditsch, PRIO (completed, and defended in August), University of Oslo, .

Master Thesis

Wischnath, Gerdis (2011) Climate Change and Civil War? A Quantitative Approach on Climate Variability and Armed Conflict in Asia. MA thesis, Department of Geography, University of Bonn, .
Bergholt, Drago (2010) Natural Disasters, Economic Growth and Armed Conflict. MA thesis, Department of Economics, NTNU, .
Theisen, Ole Magnus (2006) Renewable Resource Scarcity and Internal Armed Conflict: A Quantitative Reassessment.
Rustad, Siri Aas (2005) Forest Resources and Conflict: How Forest Resources Influence Internal Armed Conflicts. MA thesis, Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU, .

Conference Paper

Wischnath, Gerdis; & Buhaug, Halvard 2012 Heat Waves and Rebel Raves? On Climate Variability and Civil War in Asia, presented at the Annual convention of the International Studies Association, , 1–4 April.
Urdal, Henrik;Hoelscher, Kristian; & Buhaug, Halvard 2012 Does Urbanization Lead to More Peace? Rural-Urban Age Structure Differentials and Civil War, presented at The Annual convention of the International Studies Association, , 1–4 April.
Buhaug, Halvard;Cederman, Lars-Erik; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede 2011 Square Pegs in Round Holes: Inequalities, Grievances, and Civil War, presented at American Political Science Association (APSA), , 1–4 September.
Holtermann, Helge 2011 Exploiting State Weakness: Insurgent Mobilization ‘On the Cheap’ in Nepal, presented at Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, , 16 March.
Buhaug, Halvard;Cederman, Lars-Erik; & Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede 2010 Square Pegs in Round Holes: Grievances, Inequalities, and Civil War, presented at Peace Science Society (International), , 22–23 October.
Buhaug, Halvard; & Urdal, Henrik 2010 An Urbanization Bomb? Population Growth and Social Disorder in Cities, presented at DKNVS 250 Anniversary Conference on Climate Change and Security, , 21 June.
Cunningham, Kathleen Gallagher;Seymour, Lee; & Bakke, Kristin 2010 Shirts Today, Skins Tomorrow: The Effects of Fragmentation on Conflict Processes in Self-Determination Disputes, presented at Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, , 18 February.
Buhaug, Halvard;Falch, Åshild; & Gleditsch, Nils Petter 2010 The Bottom Billion and Climate Change, presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, , 17–20 February.
Theisen, Ole Magnus 2010 Scarcity and Organized Violence in Kenya, 1989-2004. A 'Fitting' or 'Mis-fitting' Case of Environmental Security Theory?, presented at International Studies Association, , 17 February.
Theisen, Ole Magnus;Holtermann, Helge; & Buhaug, Halvard 2010 Drought, Political Exclusion, and Civil War, presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, , 17–20 February.
Lemke, Douglas; & Cunningham, David 2009 Distinctions Without Differences?: Comparing Civil and Interstate Wars, presented at American Political Science Association, , 5 September.
Cunningham, David;Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; & Salehyan, Idean 2009 The Enemy of My Enemy Deserves My Support: Transnational Support for Insurgent Groups, presented at American Political Science Association, , 4 September.
Rustad, Siri Aas;Buhaug, Halvard;Falch, Åshild; & Gates, Scott 2009 Subnational Variation in Civil Conflict Risk, presented at 50th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, , 15–18 February.
Buhaug, Halvard;Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede;Holtermann, Helge; & Østby, Gudrun 2009 Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict: Using Within-Country Variation to Evaluate Competing Hypotheses, presented at 50th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, , 15–18 February.
Ringdal, Kristen;Simkus, Albert; & Listhaug, Ola 2008 Ethnic Polarization and Post-Conflict Animosity: The Case of Macedonia, presented at American Political Science Association, , 28–31 August.
Holtermann, Helge 2008 Poverty and Civil War. An Assessment of Four Prominent Explanations of the Relationship Between Per Capita Income and Civil War, presented at Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference, , 2 July.
Rød, Jan Ketil 2007 Civil Wars: Prospects and Problems with the Use of Local Indicators, presented at Jan Tinbergen Peace Science Conference, , 25–27 June.
2007 Civil Wars: Prospects and Problems with the Use of Local Indicators, presented at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, , 15–19 March.
Brochmann, Marit; & Hensel, Paul R. 2007 River Claims and River Conflicts, presented at 48th Annual Metting of the International Studies Association, , 28 February–3 March.
Ziemke, Jennifer 2006 How Violence in Civil War Can Sputter and then Surge: Understanding the Logic of Escalation in the Angolan War, presented at the Oslo GROW-net Workshop, , 10–11 February.
Ormhaug, Christin Marsh 2006 Health Consequences of Civil War, presented at the Oslo GROW-net Workshop, , 10–11 February.
Miguel, Edward;Mehlum, Halvor; & Torvik, Ragnar 2006 Poverty and Crime in 19th Century Germany, presented at the Oslo GROW-net Workshop, , 10–11 February.
Ward, Hugh; & Dorussen, Han 2006 Inter Governmental Organizations and the Kantian Peace - A Network Perspective, presented at the Oslo GROW-net Workshop, , 10–11 February.
Weidmann, Nils;Rød, Jan Ketil; & Cederman, Lars-Erik 2006 Geo-Referencing of Ethnic Groups: Creating a New Dataset, presented at the Oslo GROW-net Workshop, , 10–11 February.
Lujala, Päivi; & Gates, Scott 2005 Geography, Strategic Ambition, and the Duration of Civil Conflict, presented at International Conference on 'Mapping the Complexity of Civil Wars', , 15–17 September.
Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede 2005 The Origin of Conflict Clusters: Contagion or Bad Neighborhoods?, presented at the ECPR general conference, , 8–10 September.
Raleigh, Clionadh; & Urdal, Henrik 2005 Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Armed Conflict, presented at the workshop on ‘Human Security and Climate Change’, , 22–23 June.
Raleigh, Clionadh; & Hegre, Håvard 2005 Population Size, Concentration, and Civil War: A Geographically Disaggregated Analysis, presented at the Polarization and Conflict (PAC) Summer Meeting, , 2–5 June.
Raleigh, Clionadh; & Hegre, Håvard 2005 Introducing ACLED: An Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset, presented at a conference on 'Disaggregating the Study of Civil War and Transnational Violence', , 7–8 March.
Urdal, Henrik 2006 Population, Resources and Political Violence: A Sub-National Study of India 1956-2002. Previously Presented to the 2004 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Montreal., 17–20 March.
Lujala, Päivi 2004 Terrain, Resources, and Civil War - Does the Level of Measurement Matter?, presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, , 13–18 April.
Urdal, Henrik 2003 People vs Malthus: Population Pressure, Environmental Degradation and Armed Conflict Revisited, presented at 44th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), , 25 February–1 March.

PRIO Paper

Buhaug, Halvard;Hegre, Håvard; & Strand, Håvard (2010) Sensitivity Analysis of Climate Variability and Civil War, PRIO Paper, : PRIO.

Report Other

Gates, Scott;Hegre, Håvard; & Strand, Håvard (2007) Global Trends in Armed Conflict: .

Report External Series

Rustad, Siri Aas;Falch, Åshild;Gates, Scott; & Buhaug, Halvard (2009) Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures for Natural and Conflict-Related Hazards in Asia-Pacific, NGI Report, 200716001. : Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.