Ph.D. 2010

Curriculum Vitae

Research | Teaching | Publications | Other

Research

Conflict dynamics; rebel recruitment; state repression; conflict data; Burma and Nepal.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

Eck, Kristine. 2012. “In Data We Trust? A Comparison of UCDP GED and ACLED Conflict Events Datasets.” Cooperation and Conflict, 47(1): 124-141.

Ralph Sundberg, Kristine Eck, and Joakim Kreutz. 2012. “Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset.” Journal of Peace Research, 49(2), forthcoming.

Eck, Kristine, 2009. ‘From Armed Conflict to War: Ethnic Mobilization and Conflict Intensification.’ International Studies Quarterly 53(2), 369-388. (replication datasets)

Eck, Kristine & Lisa Hultman, 2007. ‘Violence against Civilians in War: Insights from New Fatality Data,’ Journal of Peace Research, 44(2): 233-246. (replication datasets)

Dissertation

Eck, Kristine, 2010. Raising Rebels: Participation and Recruitment in Civil War. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press.

Book Chapters

Eck, Kristine, 2011. “Survey Research in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies,” in Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg, eds. Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges. London: Routledge, forthcoming.

Eck, Kristine, 2009. ‘Recruiting Rebels: Indoctrination and Political Education in Nepal,’ in Mahendra Lawoti and Anup Pahari, eds. The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Dynamics and Growth in the 21st Century. London: Routledge.

Eck, Kristine, 2008. ‘An Overview and Typology of Conflict Data: the Advantages of Data Diversity,’ in Mayeul Kaufmann, ed. Building and Using Datasets on Armed Conflicts, Vol. 36 NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Eck, Kristine; Bethany Lacina & Magnus Öberg, 2007. ‘Civil Conflict in the Contemporary World,’ in Kaare Strøm and Magnus Öberg, eds. Resources, Governance and Civil Conflict. London: Routledge.

Eck, Kristine, 2007. ‘Nepal,’ in Karl DeRouen and Paul Bellamy, eds. International Security and the United States. London: Praeger.

Eck, Kristine, 2004. ‘One-Sided Violence and Non-State Conflict,’ in Lotta Harbom, ed. States in Armed Conflict 2003. Uppsala: Universitetstryckeriet, p.133-142.

Eck, Kristine, 2004. ‘Collective Violence in 2002 and 2003,’ in Lotta Harbom, ed. States in Armed Conflict 2003. Uppsala: Universitetstryckeriet, p. 143-166.

Reports and Other Publications

Eck, Kristine, 2007. ‘Recruiting Rebels: Indoctrination and Political Education in Nepal (abstract)’ Himalayan Journal of Development and Democracy, 22(2): 52.

Eck, Kristine, 2005. ‘Getting it Wrong: the ‘Urban Myth’ About Civilian War Deaths,’ in Andrew Mack, ed. Human Security Report: War and Peace in the 21st Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Eck, Kristine, 2005. ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Conflict Data: Finding and Using the Right Dataset,’ UCDP Research Paper Series.

Kreutz, Joakim & Kristine Eck, 2005. UCDP Non-State Conflict Codebook, Uppsala University.

Kreutz, Joakim & Kristine Eck, 2005. UCDP One-Sided Violence Codebook, Uppsala University.

Eck, Kristine, 2004. Rapporteur, Stockholm International Conference ‘Preventing Genocide: Threats and Responsibilities,’ 26-28 January (published in Stockholm International Forum 2004: Proceedings).

Granberg, Kristina; Kristine Eck & Peter Wallensteen, 2003. Identifying Wars: Systematic Conflict Research and Its Utility in Conflict Resolution and Prevention: Executive Summary, Uppsala: Universitetstryckeriet.

Other

Fieldwork

Nepal, February-March 2007 and April-May 2008
Conducted interviews of government officials, Maoist rebel leaders, UN officials, journalists, academics, diplomats, and members of various civil society organizations. The fieldwork also included visits to rebel cantonments to interview foot soldiers and to UNMIN regional offices throughout the country.