Conflict, Peacekeeping, and Humanitarian Security: Understanding Violent Attacks Against Aid Workers

Jason Miklian, Kristian Hoelscher, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård

International Peacekeeping, 2017

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This publication by Jason Miklian, Kristian Hoelscher, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård (2017) addresses peacekeeping, humanitarian security, aid workers. It is part of Jason Miklian's broader research program on peacekeeping at the University of Oslo.

Key Messages

  • Violent attacks against aid workers are a central concern for humanitarian security in conflict and peacekeeping settings.
  • Understanding the conditions surrounding peacekeeping is essential to explaining patterns of violence directed at humanitarian personnel.
  • Humanitarian security cannot be separated from the broader dynamics of conflict and peacekeeping in which aid work takes place.

Research Topics

peacekeeping humanitarian security aid workers violence conflict

Citation

Jason Miklian, Kristian Hoelscher, Håvard Mokleiv Nygård. "Conflict, Peacekeeping, and Humanitarian Security: Understanding Violent Attacks Against Aid Workers." International Peacekeeping, 2017.

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BibTeX Citation
@article{miklian2017_conflict__peacekeeping__and_hu,
  title = {Conflict, Peacekeeping, and Humanitarian Security: Understanding Violent Attacks Against Aid Workers},
  author = {Miklian, Jason and Hoelscher, Kristian and Nygård, Håvard},
  journal = {International Peacekeeping},
  year = {2017},
  url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13533312.2017.1321958}
}