Aiding People: Non-State Armed Group Service Delivery and International Aid

Project Summary

This project engaged mixed methods – quantitative coding and analyses, archival research, interviews, and focus groups – to produce a typology of how non-state armed service delivery patterns evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic, including via interactions with international aid actors. The findings shed light on the relationships and service provision of non-state armed groups, creating a critical tool for both the academic study of non-state governance and political violence and for policymakers and practitioners involved with stabilization and peacebuilding efforts.

Funder(s)

• American Political Science Association Centennial Center (APSA CC)

Award(s)

• $10,000 (APSA CC)

Principal Investigator(s)

• Susanna Campbell, American University

• Hilary Matfess, University of Denver (Co-PI)

Partner(s)

• Center for Strategic and International Studies

Related Publications

• How to Vaccinate Behind Enemy Lines

• Sudan Conflict: Rethinking Pathways for Humanitarian Aid Provision 

Project Status

Further publications forthcoming