Citation

Hoeffler A. Econ. Peace Secur. J. 2018; 13(1): e299.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Economists for Peace and Security (UK))

DOI

10.15355/epsj.13.1.12

PMID

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Abstract

The focus in the security and development debate is on collective violence and the World Bank's World Development Report  2017 is typical by mainly considering the effects of organized armed conflict. In this article I argue that interpersonal violence affects many more people globally and should receive more attention as well as aid. The adverse consequences from interpersonal violence on socioeconomic development are likely to be large but much of this violence is hidden in plain sight. Women and children are at particularly high risk of being victims of violence but since most of this violence is perpetrated in the domestic sphere it is less likely to affect the collective conscience.

Language: en

Keywords

development; interpersonal violence; Security