Following closely the practice of peacekeeping, the literature on the subject has come in one
small wave and then two larger ones. The first wave, during the Cold War, includes classic …

Over the past two decades, human rights language has spread like wildfire across
international policy arenas. The activists who sparked this fire are engaged in two different …

This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to
reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones …

Why do some countries emerge from civil war more democratic than when they entered into
it, while others remain staunchly autocratic? Observers widely depict internal conflict as a …

Most nations have experienced an internal armed conflict since 1960. Yet while civil war is
central to many nations' development, it has stood at the periphery of economics research …

The Trouble with the Congo suggests a new explanation for international peacebuilding
failures in civil wars. Drawing from more than 330 interviews and a year and a half of field …

Why did the nation-state emerge and proliferate across the globe? How is this process
related to the wars fought in the modern era? Analyzing datasets that cover the entire world …

Bargains, deals, and tacit understandings between states and insurgents are common in
civil wars. This fascinating mix of conflict and cooperation shapes patterns of politics …

Liberal peacebuilding has become the target of considerable criticism. Although much of this
criticism is warranted, a number of scholars and commentators have come to the opinion …

A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments
in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the …