TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The Transformation of Violence in Iraq
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Green, Paul
A1  - Ward, Tony
SP  - 609
EP  - 627
VL  - 49
IS  - 5
N2  - This article explores the connections between various forms of organized political violence and ostensibly private, non-political violence in post-invasion Iraq, focusing on gender-based violence and the links between militias and organized crime. We argue that, as in other civil wars, much of the violence is dual-purpose', simultaneously serving private and political goals, and that despite a decline in violence since 2007, the situation created by the overthrow of the previous dictatorship remains extremely dangerous.<p />
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SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azp022
ID  - ref1
ER  -