TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The effect of sexual violence on negotiated outcomes in civil conflicts
JO  - Conflict management and peace science
A1  - Chu, Tiffany S.
A1  - Braithwaite, Jessica Maves
SP  - 233
EP  - 247
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Combatants used sexual violence in approximately half of all civil conflicts since 1989. We expect that when groups resort to sexual violence they are organizationally vulnerable, unlikely to win, and as such they are inclined to salvage something from the conflict by way of a settlement. Using quantitative analysis of data on civil conflicts in the post-Cold War period, we find that a higher prevalence of sexual violence perpetrated by government forces precipitates negotiated outcomes. This is particularly true in contexts where both government and rebel forces utilize comparable levels of wartime rape and other forms of sexual abuse.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0738-8942
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0738894217693595
ID  - ref1
ER  -