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 …

A growing wave of scholarship suggests that ideology has demonstrable effects on various
forms of armed conflict. But ideology remains a relative theoretical newcomer in conflict …

This study investigates circumstances that affect individuals' decisions of whether or not to
flee their homes during civilian conflicts. Building on the “choice‐centered” approach to …

Anti-insurgent militias and states attempt to erode insurgent groups' capacities and co-opt
insurgent fighters by promising and providing benefits. They do so to create a perception …

Why do ordinary people take extraordinary risks and join an ethnic armed rebellion? This
article tests a series of well-established hypotheses about selfish and identity based …

What effect does state violence have on the cohesiveness and fragmentation of insurgent
organizations? This article develops a theory of how state violence against civilians affects …

This article examines the effect rebel women have on the shape of civil war peace
agreements, paying particular attention to the specific gender-inclusive provisions female …

This book compares post-civil war societies to look at the presence or absence of organized
violence, analysing why some ex-combatants return to organised violence and others do …

This review article provides a reading guide to scholarly literature published in English
about Nepal's political transformation since 2006, when Nepal's decade-long civil conflict …

Previous research on rebel recruitment has focused on the economic and social incentives
groups used as enticements but has overlooked the question of why many armed groups …