Societies at risk is a multi-disciplinary research program that brings together scholars from public health research, economics, political science, peace and conflict research, and natural disaster science to study the impacts of armed conflict in much more detail and comprehensiveness than before.
The programme takes a risk-analysis perspective, seeing the expected impact as a function of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. It considers effects at both the macro and micro level, on economies, health, water security, political institutions, human rights, forced migration, and gender equality; and analyses how the various impacts and vulnerabilities identified work to reinforce each other. In order to assist actors that seek to reduce the impact of armed conflict on human development, the programme will also produce evidence-based policy recommendations for anticipatory action.
