Mehwish Sarwari
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493914 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mehwish Sarwari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mehwish |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarwari |
| SIGNATURE | SARWARI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Buffalo State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6782-638X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rebel Sexual Violence and UN Targeted Sanctions
Rebel Education Services and the Crafting of Peace Accords
Studies on rebel governance have largely overlooked how the services offered by insurgent groups may affect the design of peace accords. With an increasingly prevalence of de facto states and rebel enclaves in the world, this puzzle has significant theoretical and policy implications. To address it, we focus on education as an example of essential public service and ask: How do rebel education services impact peace agreements? We theorize that wh…
When the stick fails to work
Regime Type of Foreign Supporters of Resistance Movements and its Impact on State Repression
Does the regime type of a foreign state supporter of a resistance movement influence violent repression by domestic states facing resistance? Studies on resistance movements have recently begun to explore the effects of third-party support on the behaviors and successes of the movements themselves and the governments they oppose. While this literature has unearthed important findings on the impact of external interventions on behalf of resistance…
At All Costs
Does the military strength of rebel movements affect conflict-related sexual violence by pro-government militias (PGMs)? Existing studies on PGMs show the significant role that PGMs can have in shaping conflict dynamics and outcomes. What remains understudied is how the variation in power capabilities between conflict actors and the sources of support for PGMs influences civilian victimization by militia groups. We argue that strong rebels tip th…
If we cooperate together, we intervene together
As governments increasingly turn to defense cooperation agreements (DCAs) to institutionalize defense relations, there is little scholarly knowledge of the impact of these agreements in civil wars. Are DCA partners more likely to militarily intervene in civil conflicts together compared with countries without DCAs? While studies show that formal alliance commitments impact the likelihood of parties participating in foreign interventions, DCAs hav…
Responding to Child Soldiering
Does child soldiering attract mediation from democracies? While research shows an association between human rights and foreign intervention by democracies, democratic responsiveness to children's human rights violations remains understudied. This study argues that democracies are concerned about the well-being of vulnerable populations, including children. We argue that democracies recognize the violations of children's rights in conflicts where …
Economic Actors as Human Rights Watchers
Do reports of sexual violence by state forces influence foreign direct investment? While studies have examined the impact of government human rights performance on FDI, how investors react to civilian victimization during wartime remains understudied. We investigate this with a focus on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). We argue that sexual violence by state governments results in the loss of FDI during conflict due to reputational and eco…
Third-party regime type and civil war duration
Does the regime type of a foreign intervener influence the duration of civil wars? Existing research has shown that third-party support affects the outcome of a conflict. Moreover, studies show that the type of support offered to conflict actors can determine how a war ends. While this research has offered significant implications on conflict dynamics, extant works have overlooked the importance of characteristics of foreign supporters and how th…
Impact of Rebel Group Ideology on Wartime Sexual Violence
Does rebel group ideology influence variation in wartime sexual violence? While existing studies have explored country-level and conflict-specific factors to explain wartime sexual violence, it is important to recognize that rebels vary in their characteristics and sexual violence behavior. Specifically, rebel groups differ in their values regarding gender equality. I argue that the ideological preferences held by rebels and their foreign support…
Ideology and UN Responsiveness to Sexual Violence
Is there an ideological component to personnel contributions to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions? While gender issues have become part of the UN peacekeeping agenda as evident by the Women, Peace, and Security program, individual states are responsible for executing the organization’s gender-equality objectives. I argue that ideology shapes how UN member states respond to gender issues. Specifically, I claim that left-leaning governments…
Sexual violence and biased military interventions in civil conflict
What is the impact of foreign troop support on combatant-perpetrated sexual violence against civilians? We hypothesize that biased troop support increases the risk of sexual violence by the subordinate party both as a consequence of strategic considerations and as a product of a situation increasingly conducive to opportunistic behavior. Time-series cross-section analyses of all civil wars during 1989–2012 are largely supportive of our expectatio…
Sexual violence and biased military interventions in civil conflict
What is the impact of foreign troop support on combatant-perpetrated sexual violence against civilians? We hypothesize that biased troop support increases the risk of sexual violence by the subordinate party both as a consequence of strategic considerations and as a product of a situation increasingly conducive to opportunistic behavior. Time-series cross-section analyses of all civil wars during 1989–2012 are largely supportive of our expectatio…
Impact of Rebel Group Ideology on Wartime Sexual Violence
Does rebel group ideology influence variation in wartime sexual violence? While existing studies have explored country-level and conflict-specific factors to explain wartime sexual violence, it is important to recognize that rebels vary in their characteristics and sexual violence behavior. Specifically, rebel groups differ in their values regarding gender equality. I argue that the ideological preferences held by rebels and their foreign support…
When the stick fails to work
If we cooperate together, we intervene together
As governments increasingly turn to defense cooperation agreements (DCAs) to institutionalize defense relations, there is little scholarly knowledge of the impact of these agreements in civil wars. Are DCA partners more likely to militarily intervene in civil conflicts together compared with countries without DCAs? While studies show that formal alliance commitments impact the likelihood of parties participating in foreign interventions, DCAs hav…
Third-party regime type and civil war duration
Does the regime type of a foreign intervener influence the duration of civil wars? Existing research has shown that third-party support affects the outcome of a conflict. Moreover, studies show that the type of support offered to conflict actors can determine how a war ends. While this research has offered significant implications on conflict dynamics, extant works have overlooked the importance of characteristics of foreign supporters and how th…
Sexual violence and biased military interventions in civil conflict
What is the impact of foreign troop support on combatant-perpetrated sexual violence against civilians? We hypothesize that biased troop support increases the risk of sexual violence by the subordinate party both as a consequence of strategic considerations and as a product of a situation increasingly conducive to opportunistic behavior. Time-series cross-section analyses of all civil wars during 1989–2012 are largely supportive of our expectatio…
Ideology and UN Responsiveness to Sexual Violence
Is there an ideological component to personnel contributions to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions? While gender issues have become part of the UN peacekeeping agenda as evident by the Women, Peace, and Security program, individual states are responsible for executing the organization’s gender-equality objectives. I argue that ideology shapes how UN member states respond to gender issues. Specifically, I claim that left-leaning governments…
Impact of Rebel Group Ideology on Wartime Sexual Violence
Does rebel group ideology influence variation in wartime sexual violence? While existing studies have explored country-level and conflict-specific factors to explain wartime sexual violence, it is important to recognize that rebels vary in their characteristics and sexual violence behavior. Specifically, rebel groups differ in their values regarding gender equality. I argue that the ideological preferences held by rebels and their foreign support…
Third-party regime type and civil war duration
Does the regime type of a foreign intervener influence the duration of civil wars? Existing research has shown that third-party support affects the outcome of a conflict. Moreover, studies show that the type of support offered to conflict actors can determine how a war ends. While this research has offered significant implications on conflict dynamics, extant works have overlooked the importance of characteristics of foreign supporters and how th…
Responding to Child Soldiering
Does child soldiering attract mediation from democracies? While research shows an association between human rights and foreign intervention by democracies, democratic responsiveness to children's human rights violations remains understudied. This study argues that democracies are concerned about the well-being of vulnerable populations, including children. We argue that democracies recognize the violations of children's rights in conflicts where …
Economic Actors as Human Rights Watchers
Do reports of sexual violence by state forces influence foreign direct investment? While studies have examined the impact of government human rights performance on FDI, how investors react to civilian victimization during wartime remains understudied. We investigate this with a focus on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). We argue that sexual violence by state governments results in the loss of FDI during conflict due to reputational and eco…
At All Costs
Does the military strength of rebel movements affect conflict-related sexual violence by pro-government militias (PGMs)? Existing studies on PGMs show the significant role that PGMs can have in shaping conflict dynamics and outcomes. What remains understudied is how the variation in power capabilities between conflict actors and the sources of support for PGMs influences civilian victimization by militia groups. We argue that strong rebels tip th…
If we cooperate together, we intervene together
As governments increasingly turn to defense cooperation agreements (DCAs) to institutionalize defense relations, there is little scholarly knowledge of the impact of these agreements in civil wars. Are DCA partners more likely to militarily intervene in civil conflicts together compared with countries without DCAs? While studies show that formal alliance commitments impact the likelihood of parties participating in foreign interventions, DCAs hav…
Rebel Sexual Violence and UN Targeted Sanctions
Rebel Education Services and the Crafting of Peace Accords
Studies on rebel governance have largely overlooked how the services offered by insurgent groups may affect the design of peace accords. With an increasingly prevalence of de facto states and rebel enclaves in the world, this puzzle has significant theoretical and policy implications. To address it, we focus on education as an example of essential public service and ask: How do rebel education services impact peace agreements? We theorize that wh…
When the stick fails to work
Regime Type of Foreign Supporters of Resistance Movements and its Impact on State Repression
Does the regime type of a foreign state supporter of a resistance movement influence violent repression by domestic states facing resistance? Studies on resistance movements have recently begun to explore the effects of third-party support on the behaviors and successes of the movements themselves and the governments they oppose. While this literature has unearthed important findings on the impact of external interventions on behalf of resistance…
Political science (10 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (6 works) · Sexual violence (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (5 works)