Completed Project
The overall objective of the Training and Mobility Network for the Economic Analysis of Conflict (TAMNEAC) is to train a young generation of professionals and researchers in tackling the challenges associated with mass violent conflict in developing countries. This training will range from rigorous research methods to knowledge-based policy responses and program implementation in conflict-affected countries.
TAMNEAC analyses the drivers, forms and socio-economic consequences of various types of mass violent conflict, including war, from an economic perspective, as well as the risk management strategies of individuals and households to cope with conflict.
TAMNEAC's research approach aims for important breakthroughs in the economic analysis of conflict. Reflecting on the interactive processes that outbreaks of violent conflict generate and from which they are derived, eight themes have been chosen for further research. These themes are clustered into three research areas:
Find more information about the project on the TAMNEAC website.
The Training and Mobility Network for the Economic Analysis of Conflict (TAMNEAC) is comprised of eight core project partners:
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Coping Strategies, Labor Market and Human Capital - Tilman Brück
Institute of Development Studies, UK
Violence and Household Behaviour - Patricia Justino
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Marriage and Household Formation - Philip Verwimp
Oxford Policy Management, UK
Natural Resources and Conflict - Stephen Jones
PlaNet Guarantee, France
Risk Management through Microinsurance - Sabrina Régent
Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), Spain
Polarization and Conflict - Joan Esteban
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Maternal and Reproductive Health - Henrik Urdal
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Agriculture and Trade - Harald von Witzke
Associated Partners of TAMNEAC inlude:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (VCC), USA
TAMNEAC Training Camp in Uganda, 23 - 28 April 2012
The consortium of the Training and Mobility Network for the Economic Analysis of Conflict (TAMNEAC) held its second project meeting in Uganda on 23-28 April 2012. The Workshop on 23-24 April took place in cooperation with Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) in Kampala, followed by the Training Camp in the post-conflict area in Northern Uganda. The programme of the event can be downloaded here (PDF, 172.18 KB).
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TAMNEAC Kick-off Workshop in Berlin, 31 October - 3 November 2011
The consortium of the Training and Mobility Network for the Economic Analysis of Conflict (TAMNEAC) held its first meeting on 31 October - 3 November 2011 at DIW Berlin. The Kick-Off Workshop brought together core and associated partners of the network as well as TAMNEAC Marie Curie fellows. Participants included academics, policymakers, NGO staff and private sector representatives. Scientific Coordinator of the project, Tilman Brück (DIW Berlin and Humboldt-University of Berlin), opened the workshop, introducing the project and giving an overview of its aims and objectives. Three major research areas of the project, conflict drivers, risk management and social consequences of conflict, were presented by Jean-Pierre Tranchant (IDS), Tilman Brück and Philip Verwimp (ULB), respectively, who also talked about data and research gaps. TAMNEAC fellows presented their research ideas and received feedback from the workshop participants.
The key speech was given by Håvard Strand from the Centre for the Study of Civil War, PRIO. In his presentation, titled "Searching for the New Frontiers of Conflict Research", he talked about the state of the art and new research horizons in conflict studies. Please follow the link to see the full presentation on YouTube
The workshop also included presentations of TAMNEAC Associated Partners: Vesna Matovic from International Alert, Eulalia Macome from the Ministry of Agriculture of Mozambique and Prudence Ndayishimiye from the Centre for Economic and Social Development Research (CURDES), University of Burundi.
The first two days of the workshop were followed by the initial training for TAMNEAC fellows, organised by DIW Berlin.
The Kick-off Workshop was an opportunity to introduce the research agenda and provide a platform to exploit synergies between different research initiatives.
TAMNEAC Introduction (PDF, 169.32 KB)
Tilman Brück, DIW Berlin and Humboldt-University of Berlin
Project implementation: practical issues (PDF, 1.26 MB)
Mira Purska, DIW Berlin
Session I: Conflict drivers
Research gaps and data (PDF, 54.29 KB)
Jean‐Pierre Tranchant, IDS
The effect of conflict on Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PDF, 0.59 MB)
Alia Aghajanian, IDS
The impact of conflict on children's development
Yashodhan Ghorpade, IDS
Social networks and the economics of information in collective action and conflict (PDF, 140.77 KB)
Andrew Gianou, CSIC
Conflict drivers: natural resource management regimes and social, economic and environmental pressures (PDF, 72.59 KB)
Kari Lipschutz, OPM
Session II: Social consequences
Research gaps and data (PDF, 12.38 KB)
Philip Verwimp, ULB
Essays on micro‐insurance in fragile states (PDF, 315.4 KB)
Jesse Willem d'Anjou, ULB
The challenges of socioeconomics research in the Burundi post-conflict context
Prudence Ndayishimiye, CURDES
Maternal and reproductive health and armed conflicts in Sub‐Saharan Africa (PDF, 97.59 KB)
Chi Primus Che, PRIO
Session III: Risk management
Research gaps and data (PDF, 70.14 KB)
Tilman Brück, DIW Berlin and Humboldt-University of Berlin
Employment prospects and educational choices in a post-war setting
Ghassan Baliki, DIW Berlin
Risk coping and risk reduction strategies (PDF, 43.94 KB)
Margerita Calderone, DIW Berlin
Small enterprise and post conflict development (PDF, 161.86 KB)
Nathan Fiala, DIW Berlin
Risk Management through agricultural microinsurance (PDF, 0.65 MB)
Karla Henning, Planet Guarantee
Agri-trade policies and conflict: Insights from a computable general equilibrium model
Isin Tellioglu, Humboldt-University of Berlin
Peacebuilding - understanding concepts and practice
Vesna Matovic, International Alert
Keynote speech: Searching for the new frontiers of Conflict Research (YouTube)
Håvard Strand, PRIO
Economic research and policy-making
Eulalia Macome, Ministry of Agriculture of Mozambique
Data and ethics in research (PDF, 64.66 KB)
Philip Verwimp, ULB
Finishing your PhD (PDF, 13.41 KB)
Nathan Fiala, DIW Berlin