Households in Conflict Network

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 […]

Horticulture Helps: How Home Garden Interventions Alleviate Food Insecurity in Polycrises

Dorothee Weiffen, Ghassan Baliki, Tilman Brück, Mariami Marsagishvili

Natural disasters, violent conflict and other adverse shocks severely disrupt food systems, causing or exacerbating food insecurity among many communities worldwide. This study examines the […]

Jobs and livelihoods programming for economic and social stability in fragile places: Evidence from Tunisia and Somalia

Neil Ferguson, Tatiana Orozco García

An increasing proportion of the world’s poor live in fragile states, and efforts to build economic and social stability increasingly focus on those settings. Fragility […]