Environmental pressures and pro-government militias: Evidence from the Philippines

Autor:	Joshua Eastin, Steven T Zech
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Political Science and International Relations
Zdroj:	Conflict Management and Peace Science. :073889422211101
ISSN:	1549-9219 0738-8942
Popis:	This study analyzes whether climate disasters and climate-induced food scarcities influence individuals’ willingness to fight for the state in a pro-government militia in the Philippines. We find that experiencing a disaster or subsistence loss corresponds to an increased willingness to join, even when accounting for other prominent explanations in the literature. This outcome, we argue, reflects the impact of climate change on the opportunity costs of conflict participation, especially in regions dependent on agriculture for income and food production, as diminished livelihood opportunities and subsistence resource access increase the viability of conflict participation as a strategy for livelihood diversification.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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