Governance Interventions in Conflict-Affected Countries

Justino, Patrícia

doi:10.1080/00220388.2018.1487053

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“…It must be noted, however, that at least part of the explanation for higher EQ-5D scores in 2014 than in 2018 may be the presence of genuinely better HRQoL on average for the study population in the former year. There is evidence that people exposed to long-term conflicts develop coping mechanisms to adapt to everyday routine in violent areas, in addition to benefitting in some cases from governance arrangements and networks sponsored by armed groups (including the provision by armed actors of some level of healthcare to the community, as it was the case with the FARC in Meta and other Colombian regions) [33,34]. The implementation of the Colombian peace accord was not accompanied immediately by an increased presence of the State in conflict-affected areas, likely leading to disrupted coping mechanisms and networks amid a vacuum of authority and public service provision, as it has been observed in other conflict settings [35], which in turn might have harmed people's HRQoL in conflict-affected areas shortly after the peace accord.…”

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Health-related quality of life of a conflict-affected population in Colombia

2021

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Purpose We assessed the validity of the EQ-5D instrument; explored correlations between area of residence’s conflict intensity and individual health-related quality of life (HRQoL); and identified factors associated with HRQoL in a conflict-affected population in Colombia. Methods We conducted a household survey among residents of the Meta province, collecting longitudinal information about HRQoL (EQ-5D-3L instrument), health, demographic and socio-economic indicators, for years 2014 (pre-2016 peace accord), 2018 (post-peace accord) and 2019 (follow-up). After examining EQ-5D’s validity, we analysed panel data using multivariate random effects models to explore associations between area conflict levels (and other factors) and HRQoL. We scrutinised these results further through multivariate linear regressions using cross-sectional data, and provided preliminary estimates of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained since the Colombian peace accord. Results In total, 1309 individuals provided information for years 2014 and 2018; 1106 individuals were followed-up in 2019. Mean EQ-5D scores in 2014, 2018 and 2019 were 0.898, 0.846 and 0.902, respectively. The tests confirmed the validity of EQ-5D. Our estimations indicated a dose–response relationship between conflict levels and HRQoL: people in lightly and heavily affected areas had 0.019 and 0.037 lower EQ-5D scores (respectively) than people in non-affected areas. Other relevant factors included age, marital status, education, assets and health status. We estimated QALY gain of 0.0343 per individual and 20,752 for all Meta adults since the peace accord. Conclusion We found EQ-5D to be a valid instrument for HRQoL measurement in a conflict-affected population. Area conflict intensity was negatively associated with individual HRQoL.

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Health-related quality of life of a conflict-affected population in Colombia

2021

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“…In particular, the Colombian results point to the need for some caution about current policy agendas that target aid to post-conflict communities in the hope of strengthening local institutions, governance, and social cohesion (Mansuri and Rao 2012). If the type of institutional capture we observe in Colombia is also present in other countries, post-conflict community-level interventions may well reinforce war dynamics and the power of armed groups and their allies, thereby creating potential sparks for conflict reignition (Crost et al 2014;Justino 2019). Communities that benefit from resistance-type processes during wartime may experience more positive results from these policy interventions, though much more research is needed to document such cases and the implications of different equilibria proposed by the model for state-building and development processes in the long term.…”

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Community organization and armed group behaviour: Evidence from Colombia

Gáfaro¹,

Justino²

2022

WIDER Working Paper

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“…The Yendi crisis reveals that local organizations that favour illegal and destructive conduct will entrench dysfunctional economic, social and political interactions. Further, the Yendi conflict proves that groups that encourage the rule of law, impose proper norms of behaviour and impose sanctions for undesirable conduct during and after conflict can improve the living conditions of families under their control (Justino, ).…”

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Living in protracted communal conflict: Socioeconomic trends and household poverty in Ghana's Yendi area

Adonteng‐Kissi

Adonteng-Kissi

Jibril

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Development Policy Review

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Motivation The conflict in Yendi, which dates to the colonial period, was one of the major sources of conflict in northern Ghana. The conflict was partly attributed to the contention on whether it is a convention that succession to the Yendi throne must essentially rotate between the two warring royal factions or revert to the primogenital tradition of unilateral royal family succession to the Ya Na Skin. Purpose This article provides a critical synthesis of the impact of communal conflict on household poverty and economic empowerment of the poor to achieve decent standards of living in Ghana's Yendi area. It is therefore necessary to answer the research question, what is the impact of the Yendi communal conflict on socioeconomic trends and household poverty? Methods We aimed to ascertain the impact of the Yendi conflict on 20 local government officials, NGO representatives, traders, parents, teachers, students, farmers, nurses, members of the traditional authority and security personnel. The average age of participants was 35. Unstructured interviews were conducted with key informants using in‐depth interview techniques to gather the necessary data and purposively sampled across Ghana's Yendi. Interviews were recorded, transcribed using a framework approach Results The article finds that families that were rich in landed assets and had sufficient income but were most impacted by the conflict have seen their economic conditions deteriorate. This study further reveals that conflict impacts negatively on the welfare of families in different ways. Families endowed with more assets and higher education are identified as having better capacity to withstand economic shocks. Conclusion There is a need for agricultural industrialization to offer spin‐offs and the generation of backward and forward linkages. To create strong linkages within the agriculture industry, it must become a resourceful business environment that offers a steady supply of quality raw materials at low costs. Government must help transform the rural environment from its subsistence structure to a commercially appealing, feasible and active sector, one which is critical for the accomplishment of sustained equitable growth.

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Governance Interventions in Conflict-Affected Countries

Cited by 18 publications

References 86 publications

Health-related quality of life of a conflict-affected population in Colombia

Health-related quality of life of a conflict-affected population in Colombia

Community organization and armed group behaviour: Evidence from Colombia

Living in protracted communal conflict: Socioeconomic trends and household poverty in Ghana's Yendi area

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