Citation

Williams NE, Ghimire DJ, Snedker KA. Soc. Sci. Res. 2018; 71: 145-159.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Ave West, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98119-1997, USA. Electronic address: snedker@spu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.01.004

PMID

29514755

Abstract

This article investigates the prevalence and determinants of fear as a consequence of living through armed conflict. We use survey data from Nepal during the armed conflict (1996-2006) to examine how trauma, sex and gender, age, marriage, and household size affect fear of violence. We also disaggregate types of worry, and find substantial variance on whether respondents were more concerned about livelihood consequences of conflict than physical danger. We supplement quantitative analyses with discussion of in-depth interviews from the study area on these same topics. Overall, our results highlight the enduring impact of gender roles in Nepal and that conflict might disproportionately affect those who are already vulnerable and have greater social responsibilities. This article provides a unique comparison between fear of violence during armed conflict in a low-income country to the fear of crime literature based in high-income countries.

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Language: en

Keywords

Armed conflict; Asia; Fear of crime; Fear of violence; Gender; Nepal; War