Numerous empirical studies have examined the role of third-party peacekeeping in reducing
violence around the world. Their results reveal an extraordinary relationship between …

Contributions to the quantitative civil war literature increasingly rely on geo-referenced data
and disaggregated research designs. While this is a welcome trend, it necessitates …

As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price Over
the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally …

An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and
other nations have played in shaping Syria's ongoing civil war" One of the best informed and …

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 …

Why do some countries emerge from civil war more democratic than when they entered into
it, while others remain staunchly autocratic? Observers widely depict internal conflict as a …

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 …

This paper introduces the Non-State Actors in Armed Conflict Dataset (NSA), which contains
detailed information on the state–rebel group dyads included in the Uppsala Conflict Data …

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 …

Media coverage of civil wars often focuses on the most gruesome atrocities and the most
extreme conflicts, which might lead one to think that all civil wars involve massive violence …