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While the literature on peacekeeping has mostly focused on whether. - peacekeeping actually keeps the peace, few studies have systematically. - addressed the question of what explains variations in. - unintended consequences of peacekeeping, such as sexual exploitation. - and abuse (SEA). This study presents the Sexual Exploitation. - and Abuse by Peacekeepers data, a new dataset covering the. - 36 international peacekeepingmissions by the UN, NATO, ECOWAS,. - and the African Union, active in the years 1999-2010. Using this. - dataset, it also presents the first statistical study that explores the. - issue of what can account for variations in reported SEA across. - peacekeeping operations. The systematic analysis of this data indicates. - that SEA was more frequently reported in situations with. - lower levels of battle-related deaths, in larger operations, in more. - recent operations, the less developed the country hosting the mission,. - and in operations where the conflict involved high levels of. - sexual violence. Our discussion and conclusion highlights data. - restrictions and identifies key challenges for future research. (International Interactions (London)/ FUB)

Scholars increasingly call for documentation and analysis of specific forms of conflict-related sexual violence. Moreover, accountability for crimes is stronger when specific patterns of victimization are documented. This article introduces the Repertoires of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (RSVAC) data package, which assembles reports from 1989 to 2015 of forms of sexual violence by government/states forces, insurgent/rebel organizations, and pro-government militias for each conflict and year. RSVAC compiles the reported prevalence of eight forms of sexual violence – rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage, forced prostitution, sexual mutilation, forced pregnancy, forced sterilization and abortion, non-penetrative sexual torture, and sexual abuse (as well as that of multiple-perpetrator reports of each form). It includes extensive qualitative notes on reported incidents, as well as 'conflict manuscripts' that include the relevant portions of source documents. Disaggregating 'sexual violence' into its distinct forms enables analysis of the reported presence of forms of sexual violence across time, conflicts, and organizations. We illustrate its usefulness by highlighting hitherto neglected global patterns it suggests, and also discuss limitations, potential biases and underreporting that users need to take into account. We outline several research questions that the data can help answer and suggest how the data package could inform policy efforts to address sexual violence and its consequences.

Scholars increasingly call for documentation and analysis of specific forms of conflict-related sexual violence. Moreover, accountability for crimes is stronger when specific patterns of victimization are documented. This article introduces the Repertoires of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (RSVAC) data package, which assembles reports from 1989 to 2015 of forms of sexual violence by government/states forces, insurgent/rebel organizations, and pro-government militias for each conflict and year. RSVAC compiles the reported prevalence of eight forms of sexual violence – rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage, forced prostitution, sexual mutilation, forced pregnancy, forced sterilization and abortion, non-penetrative sexual torture, and sexual abuse (as well as that of multiple-perpetrator reports of each form). It includes extensive qualitative notes on reported incidents, as well as 'conflict manuscripts' that include the relevant portions of source documents. Disaggregating 'sexual violence' into its distinct forms enables analysis of the reported presence of forms of sexual violence across time, conflicts, and organizations. We illustrate its usefulness by highlighting hitherto neglected global patterns it suggests, and also discuss limitations, potential biases and underreporting that users need to take into account. We outline several research questions that the data can help answer and suggest how the data package could inform policy efforts to address sexual violence and its consequences.