This article introduces the new Family of Ethnic Power Relations (EPR) data sets, version
2014, which is the latest in a series of data sets on ethnicity that have stimulated civil war …

Investigation of whether, how, and why inequality influences the dynamics of violent conflict
has a long intellectual history. Inequality between individuals and households (vertical …

The association between horizontal inequalities (HIs) and civil war is well established. Yet,
studies of HIs and civil war rarely specify why HIs should lead to conflict that is violent …

Does economic inequality cause civil war? Deviating from individualist measures of
inequality such as the Gini coefficient, recent studies have found a statistical link between …

Military coups are a constant threat in Africa and many former military leaders are now in
control of'civilian states', yet the military remains understudied, especially over the last …

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 …

We introduce a new dataset measuring if and how rebel groups earn income from the
exploitation of natural resources or criminal activities. The Rebel Contraband Dataset makes …

A large body of literature claims that oil production increases the risk of civil war. However, a
growing number of skeptics argue that the oil–conflict link is not causal, but merely an artifact …

Oil production often triggers socioeconomic upheaval, manifested as grievances and conflict
that can disrupt a company's operations. I utilize Stakeholder Theory and the Social License …

Empirical studies of the causes or consequences of civil war often use measures that do not
correspond to theory and results are sensitive to small changes in the coding of civil wars …