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Corona Conflicts? Analyzing Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Violent Conflict in Africa

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr Matthias Basedau

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Under what conditions and how will the COVID-19 pandemic lead to violent conflict in Africa? Using an innovative and original model and mixed methods, the project aims to identify conditions and processes of potential violent escalation or the lack thereof. Results will be useful for early warning, forecasting as well as conflict prevention and management.