During the previous decade, there has been an increased focus on the role of food security
in processes of armed conflict, both in the academic and policy communities. While the …

Theories of civil war usually theorize the choices of civilians and combatants without
considering the institutional context in which they interact. Despite common depictions of …

" In the most widely-accepted minimalist definition, democracy is conceived as a governance
system in which citizens select their representatives through competitive elections and …

Conventional wisdom portrays war zones as chaotic and anarchic. In reality, however, they
are often orderly. This work introduces a new phenomenon in the study of civil war: wartime …

States, rebels, and mafias all provide governance beyond their core membership;
increasingly, so do prison gangs. US gangs leverage control over prison life to govern street …

In our brief review, we take stock of the emergence, in the last decade, of the
“microeconomics of violent conflict” as a new subfield of empirical development economics …

The post-cold war era has seen an unmistakable trend toward the proliferation of violent non-
state groups-variously labeled terrorists, rebels, paramilitaries, gangs, and criminals-near …

A positive demand shock for coltan, a mineral whose bulky output cannot be concealed,
leads armed actors to create illicit customs and provide protection at coltan mines, where …

Under what conditions does state expansion into limited statehood areas improve
perceptions of state authority? Although previous work emphasizes identity or institutional …

Day to day governance of civilians is not solely the purview of states. Rulemaking, rule-
enforcing, and goods and services provision are central components of governance, yet in …