Why do some military and rebel groups commit many types of violence, creating an
impression of senseless chaos, whereas others carefully control violence against civilians …

This article sets the stage for a special issue exploring group-level dynamics and their role in
producing violence. My analytic focus is socialization, or the process through which actors …

This article examines the ethics of using ethnographic methods in contemporary conflict
zones. Ethnographic research is an embodied research practice of immersion within a field …

As researchers, when do our ethical obligations end? How should our ethical obligations
respond to dynamic and unstable political contexts? Political scientists frequently work in …

Why do some armed groups kidnap for ransom? Despite a dramatic spike in kidnappings by
political groups over the last several decades, there are scant existing explanations for why …

The vigil of Giulio Regeni in Cairo, from a distance, would have looked like any other protest–
banners and posters fluttering in the wind. Only, that winter morning, in 2016, was muted …

In recent years, a variety of efforts have been made in political science to enable,
encourage, or require scholars to be more open and explicit about the bases of their …

Why do some communities overtly declare their opposition to violent groups, while others
disguise it by engaging in seemingly unrelated activities? Why do some communities …

As the prevalence of conflict and fragility continue to rise around the world, research is
increasingly heralded as a solution. However, current ethical guidelines for working in areas …

Dominant theories of mass violence hold that strategic concerns in civil war drive the
deliberate targeting of civilians. However, the causal mechanisms that link strategic …