In this study we explore why persons flee their homes to become refugees and internally
displaced persons. We contend that individuals will tend to flee when the integrity of their …

Why does peace fail? More precisely, why do some countries that show every sign of having
successfully emerged from civil war fall once again into armed conflict? What explains why …

While a great deal of attention has been to paid to whether or not economic sanctions work,
less energy has been devoted to exploring the causal mechanisms that lead to the success …

The most commonly used weapon in the arsenal of human rights proponents is shaming the
violating government through public criticism. But does this really affect the behavior of the …

This global cross-national study seeks to build upon earlier studies that have tested the
impact of constitutional provisions upon state human rights behavior. I examine across a …

Repression is the act of subduing someone by institutional or physical force. Political
violence is a particular form of repression involving the use of physical force to achieve …

This article examines how seven Latin American governments responded to 827
contentious political challenges. The research goes beyond most previous research by …

I propose the concept of “ignoring” to capture situations in which government officials appear
dismissive (either through inaction or contempt) of popular mobilization. The concept refers …

This article argues that revolutionary leaders are more willing to commit mass killing than
nonrevolutionary leaders. Revolutionary leaders are more ideologically committed to …

Résumé Les printemps arabes ont remis sur le devant de la scène une vieille interrogation
des théories de l'action collective: la répression stimule-t-elle ou annihile-t-elle la …