The Temporal Dimension in Accounts of Violent Conflict: A Case Study from Darfur

Róisín Read*, Roger Mac Ginty

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Abstract

This article explores the notion of time in relation to the recording of peace and conflict. In particular the article is interested in how concepts of time (linear, seasonal, vague, precise, etc.) shape the narrative of events – giving them an apparent order. A close look at the mechanics of how accounts of conflict are compiled and presented, and how time is represented within them, reveals an ambiguity and social construction of the temporal dimension in accounts of conflict. This article draws on two data sets on violence in Darfur – one quantitative, one qualitative – to investigate how time is represented, focusing on how ‘events’ are captured and produce real-time actionable data, and how the data sets cope with narratives of chronic insecurity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-19
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Intervention and Statebuilding
Early online date27 Apr 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • conflict
  • Darfur
  • data
  • framing
  • security
  • time

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

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