Assessing risk and opportunity in conflict studies: A human rights analysis

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 484-507

  Poe, Steven C ^a   Rost, Nicolas ^a   Carey, Sabine C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Early warning; Human rights; Life integrity violations; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745774344     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002706289181     Document Type: Article

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