Dealing with time in the quantitative study of conflict

Graham K Brown; Arnim Langer

Dealing with time in the quantitative study of conflict

Graham K Brown, Arnim Langer

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Abstract

This paper explores the ways in which the quantitative literature on the onset of violent conflict deals with the passage of time. We argue that current approaches are insufficient for dealing with the methodological challenges raised by this issue. In particular, we argue that quantitative innovations have focused on resolving problems of ‘relative time’, relating a given year observation to previous year observation within a single case. But this has not addressed the more problematic epistemological question about the passage of absolute time. The paper suggests a number of routes towards addressing this problem.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security, and Ethnicity
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

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For a more recent version of this article, please see: Brown, G. K. and Langer, A., 2011. Riding the ever-rolling stream: Time and the ontology of violent conflict. World Development, 39 (2), pp. 188-198. http://opus.bath.ac.uk/22373/

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