The notion of a representative bureaucracy has generated a great deal of research although
many issues are yet to be resolved and some have not been addressed. This theoretical …

This article reviews the literature on civil war. We focus on the most recent period of
scholarly activity, beginning in the early 2000s when the publication of prominent …

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 …

This book argues that political and economic inequalities following group lines generate
grievances that in turn can motivate civil war. Lars-Erik Cederman, Kristian Skrede …

Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills, the market leading textbook in political
research methods, is essential reading for students taking a module in research methods as …

Some of the most brutal and long-lasting civil wars of our time involve the rapid formation
and disintegration of alliances among warring groups, as well as fractionalization within …

Contemporary research on civil war has largely dismissed the role of political and economic
grievances, focusing instead on opportunities for conflict. However, these strong claims rest …

Most nations have experienced an internal armed conflict since 1960. Yet while civil war is
central to many nations' development, it has stood at the periphery of economics research …

Much of the quantitative literature on civil wars and ethnic conflict ignores the role of the
state or treats it as a mere arena for political competition among ethnic groups. Other studies …

Why did the nation-state emerge and proliferate across the globe? How is this process
related to the wars fought in the modern era? Analyzing datasets that cover the entire world …