Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and
peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The third edition of this …

This article presents new data on the start and end dates and the means of termination for
armed conflicts, 1946—2005. These data contribute to quantitative research on conflict …

Does United Nations peacekeeping protect civilians in civil war? Civilian protection is a
primary purpose of UN peacekeeping, yet there is little systematic evidence for whether …

Peace operations are now a principal tool for managing armed conflict and building world
peace. The fully revised, expanded and updated second edition of Understanding …

How do third-party interventions affect the severity of mass killings? The authors theorize
that episodes of mass killing are the consequence of two factors:(1) the threat perceptions of …

This study tests the effectiveness of naming and shaming by transnational advocacy
networks in reducing the severity of ongoing instances of genocide or politicide. I argue that …

Surprisingly, scholars studying mass atrocity and genocide have frequently sidelined
criminological theories and concepts. Other disciplines have addressed these crimes while …

It is generally acknowledged that large youth cohorts or “youth bulges” make countries more
susceptible to antistate political violence. Thus, we assume that governments are …

Several studies show a beneficial effect of peacekeeping operations (PKOs). However, by
looking at individual effect pathways (intensity, duration, recurrence, diffusion) in isolation …

Research has begun to examine the relationship between changes in the conflict
environment and levels of civilian victimization. We extend this work by examining the effect …