Chronic Violence and Non-Conventional Armed Actors: A systemic approach

By Tani Marilena Adams

The phenomenon of “non-conventional armed violence, which refers to the hybrid forms of organised violence that emerge outside or alongside traditional armed conflict, is best understood through a more systemic understanding of violence. Many groups and individuals identified as part of the “nonconventional” phenomenon form part of a larger, self-reproducing system of chronic violence. These systems are driven by a complex combination of structural factors and behaviours, cultures, and practices that undermine human development in predictable ways.

Oslo: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF), 2014. 11p.