Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: An Overview

Democracy, Violent Conflict and National Development in Nigeria

There seems to be a debate on the validity of democratic peace theory. Whilst, some scholars and schools of thought have argued that democracy engenders peace, others have argued exactly the opposite. In the Nigerian context, democracy appears to have been characterized by violence, this paper examines democracy and violent conflicts and in origins and its implications for development with a pa...

Conflict, Strategies, and Violence: An Actor-based Approach to Violent and Non-Violent Interactions CSV

Poverty, Inequality and Conflict

While there is a general view that poverty and inequality can lead to conflict and are therefore in this sense security issues, the precise nature of the links is less well appreciated. Focusing on conflicts within states, this paper draws out the links based on the recent economics literature, and discusses their implications for policy. It is argued that while inequality is a natural concomit...

Domestic Abuse and Gender Inequality: An overview of the current debate

Designed by Dawn Cattanach, CRFR. Printed by Printing Services The University of Edinburgh. A consortium of the Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Highlands and Islands and Stirling. Mullender, A. (2004) Tackling Domestic Violence: providing support for children who have witnessed domestic violence, Home Office Practice and Development Report 33, London: Home Offi...

The Relationship Between Gender Inequality and Happiness in Iran\'s Provinces: An Ecological Study

Background and Aim: In 2020 the rank of Iran in happiness index and gender inequality were reported to be rather low, they being, among 153 countries, 118 and 113, respectively. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between gender inequality and happiness in Iran's provinces. Materials and Methods: This ecological study was conducted based on secondary analysis of data on happiness ...