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Abstract

• As global temperatures rise, drought-induced human relocation is expected to increase. Using original national survey data from Kenya, we investigate whether people who report relocating due to drought are more likely to be victims of violence than people who do not move. We also examine whether this migrant sample supports the use of violence at higher levels than the general population, conditional on their experiences. We measure the duration of relocation (temporary versus permanent) as well as the characteristics of the arrival area, including co-ethnic demographics. Controlling for many individual-level and contextual variables, we find that those who have relocated are consistently more likely to be victims of violence than those who have not. We also find that those who relocated temporarily support the use of violence at higher levels than the general population if and only if they are themselves victims of violence. Vulnerable migrant populations may be subject to violence as observational aggregate studies suggest, but they are not likely to be the sources of violence unless victimized first.

Creator

• Tir, J
• McCabe, J. Terrence
• O'Loughlin, J
• Witmer, FDW
• Linke, AM

Date Issued

• 2018-09-01

Academic Affiliation

• Anthropology

Journal Title

• Environmental Research Letters

Journal Issue/Number

• 9

Journal Volume

• 13

Last Modified

• 2019-12-05

Resource Type

• Article

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

DOI

• 10.1088/1748-9326/aad8cc

ISSN

• 1748-9326

Language

• English [eng]

License

• Attribution 3.0

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