Interventi - 10/03/2025
Estimating and interpreting mortality data in conflicts: Challenges, controversies, and significance
Stima e interpretazione dei dati di mortalità nei conflitti: difficoltà, controversie e importanza
Introduction
Assessing death tolls in conflict is fraught with political, methodological, and contextual challenges, which make these estimates susceptible to media misinterpretation and political manipulation. Estimates of death tolls bear, however, high political and humanitarian weight, as they can have far-reaching implications, by shaping policy priorities and political debates, prompting diplomatic action, and guiding humanitarian responses. The present article complements the editorial in…