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Picking Up the Slack: A spatial analysis of the impact of a conflict shock on the social (re)productive labour of women
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Peace and Conflict Research.
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

How does a conflict shock affect social (re)productive labour? The relationship between conflict and social (re)productive labour has been overlooked in peace and conflict literature. I argue that conflict shock - increases in the occurrence of armed conflict - redirects state resources towards military spending, thereby shifting public-sphere tasks into the private-sphere of the household. Social (re)production encompasses activities within the household that are essential to sustaining life. To examine this, I use data from the Nigerian General Household Survey (GHS) and UCDP data. To estimate whether women exposed to conflict shocks are more likely to do additional social (re)productive labour than those who live in areas not exposed to conflict shocks. I employ a Difference-in-Difference (DiD) model on the panel data from 2010 to 2016. Then, I exploit the GHS’s 2019 time-use survey, characterised by more accurate measures of social (re)productive labour, to conduct a cross-sectional analysis of the same relationship. I find no support for the hypothesis based on the results from the DiD model, and little support for the 2019 data. These modest findings underscore the need for future research in the field and encourage micro-level inquiry into how conflict affects the everyday lives of women.    

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2025. , p. 75
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-560234OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-560234DiVA, id: diva2:1971205
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Peace and Conflict Studies
Educational program
Master Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies
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Available from: 2025-06-17 Created: 2025-06-17 Last updated: 2025-06-17Bibliographically approved

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