Submission Date
4-29-2019
Document Type
Paper
Department
Politics
Adviser
Johannes Karreth
Committee Member
Rebecca Evans
Committee Member
Scott Burns
Department Chair
Jonathan Marks
Project Description
Policymakers in OECD countries regularly cite reducing political violence as a fundamental purpose of foreign aid. For example, countries such as Pakistan and Iraq have received considerable amounts of aid meant to address the root causes of political violence. This project analyzes quantitative and qualitative evidence to assess whether foreign aid can reduce political violence. The quantitative and qualitative analyses study Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone to focus on regional and country-wide political violence. The study further focuses on aid projects in Sierra Leone and Nigeria as a means to reduce or curb this violence. This paper finds evidence for aid projects playing a significant role in reducing political violence or reconsolidating a country after a conflict. However, this is highly contingent on the projects addressing and adequately understanding the needs in these countries.
Recommended Citation
Rohrer, Charlotte, "The Effect of Foreign Aid on Political Violence: Learning From Case Studies of Nigeria and Sierra Leone" (2019). Politics Honors Papers. 9.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/pol_hon/9
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