Insecurity and conflict
This theme brings together research which contributes to the growing recognition of the connections between process of economic development and the causes and dynamics of insecurity. It is concerned with methodological issues, including such topics as the measurement of inequality and vulnerability; conceptual issues, including conceptualising ‘security’ on individual, community, national and international levels; and, with empirical studies from around the developing world.
Research Projects associated with this Theme:
- Youth livelihoods, activism and extractive industry in Sierra Leone
- Civil society, ethnic boundaries and theological resources: A case study of charismatic churches in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Discourses of affirmative action: A comparative study of India and Malaysia
- Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture (UPA) in Freetown: Food security and income generation in post-conflict Sierra Leone
- Beyond the resource curse?: Diamond mining, global capitalism and local development in post-conflict Sierra Leone
