Violent extremism is multi-factorial and extremely diverse: it cannot be predicted by one
variable alone. For violent extremist movements to develop, and for individuals to join them …

Research on insurgency has been invigorated during this past decade by better data,
improved methods, and the urgency of understanding active engagements in Iraq and …

Since Pakistan was founded in 1947, its army has dominated the state. The military
establishment has locked the country in an enduring rivalry with India, with the primary aim …

How are civilian attitudes toward combatants affected by wartime victimization? Are these
effects conditional on which combatant inflicted the harm? We investigate the determinants …

Why are some African countries trapped in vicious cycles of ethnic exclusion and civil war,
while others experience relative peace? In this groundbreaking book, Philip Roessler …

When studying sensitive issues, including corruption, prejudice, and sexual behavior,
researchers have increasingly relied upon indirect questioning techniques to mitigate such …

A variety of theories attempt to explain why some individuals radicalize along religious lines.
Few studies, however, have jointly put these diverse hypotheses under empirical scrutiny …

This paper investigates whether information about improved public services can help build
trust in state institutions and move people away from nonstate actors. We find that (truthful) …

Is approval of Donald J. Trump associated with support for political violence? If so, what
explains the link between Trump approval and political violence? Using an original …

List and endorsement experiments are becoming increasingly popular among social
scientists as indirect survey techniques for sensitive questions. When studying issues such …