AfricanNetworksLab/checkpoints-and-point-pattern-analysis

This R file uses a bivariate Ripley's K-function to analyze violence associated with checkpoints in Africa # Bivariate Ripley's K-function to analyze violence associated with checkpoints in Africa __Maintainer__ = African Networks Lab __Corresponding author__ = Dr. Olivier Walther, owalther@ufl.edu, University of Florida ## Description This R file supports the analysis of road checkpoints in West Africa. We use K-functions to investigate whether events of political violence tend to cluster near checkpoints, or whether they are dispersed from them. The methodology used in this script builds on Russell, D. G., & Radil, S. M. (2022). Landscapes of control: The geography of counterinsurgency in the Sinai, Egypt. The Arab World Geographer, 25(2-3), 98-118. It was recently used in Walther, O. (2026). Checkpoints, transport networks, and armed conflicts. Towards a relational approach. Danish Institute for International Studies Working Paper 12. In terms of data processing, this script provides an example of how to integrate R's sf library with older functionality from sp and spatstat. ## Citation Please cite as: David G. Russell & Olivier J. Walther (2026) Checkpoints and point pattern analysis R code. github.com