Does military conscription reduce the distance between the ordinary citizen and the state?
Decades after its abolition, numerous European policy makers from across the political …

We estimate the causal impact of military conscription on long-term beliefs and personality
traits. To address potential endogeneity concerns, we exploit the conscription lottery in …

How do politicians in post-war societies talk about the past war? How do they discursively
represent vulnerable social groups created by the conflict? Does the nature of this …

Politicians have multiple principals. We investigate the weights that politicians put on the
revealed preferences of their constituents, special interest groups and party when deciding …

In a developing market, where the ownership is highly concentrated and the central
governance issue is the conflict between majority and minority shareholders, how do …

This book studies war narratives and their role in the political arenas of post-conflict
societies, with a focus on the former Yugoslavia. How do politicians in postwar societies talk …

Military conscription is one of the most prevalent policies around the world, typically affecting
men at a very young age. Still, its consequences on shaping mens personalities and beliefs …

War past can remain relevant in the political arena for decades after the conflict had ended,
particularly in polities where significant segments of the population directly experienced …