A decade ago, leading scholars suggested that the 'extended'and 'planetary'form
contemporary urbanisation has taken blurred demarcations of urban and rural and rendered …

This paper revisits the age-old question of how economic inequalities may affect the
emergence of political violence. Recent findings from three distinct bodies of literature …

We explain how a firm's relational strategies impact conflict risk in the broader network of
societal relations. To make this contribution, we highlight how managerial decisions are …

Armed conflicts that involve the capture of land and territory can have direct and spillover
effects on other land-related conflicts. In this paper, we conceptualize how attacks by …

This paper examines the perspectives of black African adolescent girls about
heteropatriarchal sexual violence in their resource-poor townships in South Africa. The study …

How do natural disasters influence social conflict? We build on previous research by
drawing more attention to conditional effects. We argue that damage and destruction tend to …

In 2015, using social media, a new generation of South African university students launched
the social justice movement# FeesMustFall. The call for social justice, equity and equality …

Mitigating global warming requires a rapid reduction in the use of fossil fuels which form the
foundation of modern economies. Fossil fuel reduction is crucial for minimizing future loss …

There is some consensus in the literature that economic sanctions might prompt more
human rights abuses in target countries. Yet, the causal mechanisms underlining the …

Why do some of Africa's urban areas experience higher rates of protest incidence than
others? Numerous authors have highlighted the role of urbanisation and democratisation in …