ECAS 2009
3rd European Conference on African Studies
Leipzig, 4 to 7 June 2009

Panel 135: Poverty and Peace in the African Countries: debate on the possible correlations (Cristina Rodrigues Udelsmann)

Panel Organiser: Cristina Rodrigues Udelsmann

The panel aims discussing the correlation between poverty and peace/war in Africa. It addresses both theoretical and methodological issues and empirical research. Moreover, it combines comparative analysis and the long term perspective of such correlations.

Accepted Abstracts

We are the grass, we suffer: Reflections on war and poverty in Mozambique
Perceptions of poverty, peace and violence in Sao Tome and Principe
 
Que efeitos da paz na reducao da pobreza? Uma leitura preliminar dos dados empiricos recolhidos em Luanda
 
This paper investigates whether there is a correlation between geographical parameters and violence in ecologically marginal areas.
 
 
The Security-Development Nexus in Policy and Practice: A View from Sierra Leone