Abstract
Combatants used sexual violence in approximately half of all civil conflicts since 1989. We expect that when groups resort to sexual violence they are organizationally vulnerable, unlikely to win, and as such they are inclined to salvage something from the conflict by way of a settlement. Using quantitative analysis of data on civil conflicts in the post-Cold War period, we find that a higher prevalence of sexual violence perpetrated by government forces precipitates negotiated outcomes. This is particularly true in contexts where both government and rebel forces utilize comparable levels of wartime rape and other forms of sexual abuse.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 233-247 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Conflict Management and Peace Science |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Civil conflict
- civilian victimization
- conflict termination
- gender-based violence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
- Political Science and International Relations
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The effect of sexual violence on negotiated outcomes in civil conflicts. / Chu, Tiffany S.; Maves Braithwaite, Jessica.
In: Conflict Management and Peace Science, Vol. 35, No. 3, 01.05.2018, p. 233-247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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