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David Keen
Researcher at London School of Economics and Political Science
Publications - 49
Citations - 2931
David Keen is an academic researcher from London School of Economics and Political Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sierra leone & Famine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 49 publications receiving 2857 citations. Previous affiliations of David Keen include International Institute of Minnesota & Yale University.
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The economic functions of violence in civil wars
TL;DR: The persistence and brutality of contemporary civil wars have left many analysts puzzled. as discussed by the authors argues that, to understand violence in civil wars, we need to understand the economic dimensions underpinning it.
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Conflict and collusion in Sierra Leone
TL;DR: The conventional diplomatic approach to Sierra Leone's civil war is that it has been a contest between two clearly defined sides as discussed by the authors, but this is not the case: the various armed groups were fractured throughout the 1990s, often colluded with one another, and had little interest in bringing the war to an end.
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Incentives and disincentives for violence
TL;DR: In this paper, a number of economic functions of warfare are outlined, and attention is given to the interaction of political and economic agendas, as well as the relationship between war and economic functions.
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Greed and grievance in civil war
TL;DR: While economic agendas have been shown to be an important factor in shaping civil wars, there are several problems with prominent explanations centring on rebel "greed", notably those put forward by Paul Collier as mentioned in this paper.
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Civil War is Not a Stupid Thing: Accounting for Violence in Developing Countries
TL;DR: In this article, Christopher Cramer challenges the widely held view that development and peace are mutually reinforcing and argues that they are not mutually reinforcing He argues that the two are mutually complementary.