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Conflict Research & I nterdisciplinarity

Conflict Research & I nterdisciplinarity. Prof Chris Cramer, SOAS & Dr Jen Palmer, LSHTM. LIDC Bi-annual Conference, May 2013. Possible interdisciplinary research questions. Q. Why do peace settlements seem to hold in some countries but to break down in others?  F unction of GDP growth?

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Conflict Research & I nterdisciplinarity

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  1. Conflict Research & Interdisciplinarity Prof Chris Cramer, SOAS & Dr Jen Palmer, LSHTM LIDC Bi-annual Conference, May 2013

  2. Possible interdisciplinary research questions • Q. Why do peace settlements seem to hold in some countries but to break down in others? •  Function of GDP growth? •  To do with characteristics of political settlements / nature of amnesties / something else?  • Q. How do non-state armed groups form and why do people join them?  • Q. How is legitimacy in conflict forged? •  Through what combination of material incentives & mobilisation of rhetorical commonplaces and norms? • Q. Gender dimensions of violence & conflict?

  3. Interdisciplinary influences... Context Social anthropology (SOAS, LSE, Brunel) Refugee studies (SOAS) Religious studies (US academics, Oxford) Political science (SOAS, Oxford, ODI) History (Durham) Military medicine (?) Medical anthropology (LSHTM) • Experience of healthcare in post-conflict environment Difficult to find Epidemiology (LSHTM) Practitioners (Merlin, MSF, WHO...) Core disciplines Health topic

  4. Possible interdisciplinary research questions • Q. Does health act as a bridge to peace & reconciliation? •  How do state-building activities influence access to health services? •  How do different types of health care providers (government, NGO, private) assist state-building? • Q. How does economic well-being influence health / mental health status in crises settings? • How do experiences of conflict dispose people towards accessing services? • How should services be designed to address many forms of vulnerability? • Q. Empirical evidence to suggest causal association bwn climate change, nutrition, migration & conflict? • Q. How to adapt interventions designed for LIC crises to MIC crises? • Q. How to link military populations into public health interventions?

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