Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-Level Surveys : Current Practices and Methodological Challenges

Bruck, Tilman ; Justino, Patricia ; Verwimp, Philip ; Tedesco, Andrew

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: LIVING STANDARDS;    TERRORISM;    RISKS;    HOUSEHOLD SURVEY;    VILLAGE LEADERS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7585
RP-ID  :  WPS7585

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper reviews both currentpractices and common challenges of measuring the causes,functioning, and consequences of violent conflict at themicro-level. The authors review existing conflict -- andviolence-related survey questionnaires, with a particularfocus on the World Bank's Living Standard MeasurementSurveys. Further, they discuss methodological challengesassociated with empirical work in conflict-affectedareas—such as operationalizing a definition of conflict,using the appropriate units of analysis, deciding on thetiming of the survey, dealing with data biases andconducting surveys in an ethically sound manner—and proposeways to improve the usefulness of existing surveys toanalyze conflict processes at the micro-level. Violentconflict, households, survey methods, questionnaire design.