We study information design in a regime change context. A continuum of agents choose
independently whether to attack the current regime and will succeed if and only if the mass …

Abstract Bahrain's Royal Family, the Al Khalifa, has long pursued a strategy of divide and
rule in order to prevent the emergence of cross-opposition coalitions, while exacerbating the …

This dissertation project focuses on how prejudiced beliefs and discriminatory behaviour
can arise and persist as the product of incentives that individuals face as stable features of …

Ethnic and land conflicts have recently gained significance in peace and conflict resolution.
It is imperative to understand both endogenous and exogenous factors and their relations …

In this article inter-ethnic tension in government sphere is detected. Consideration of the
concept of inter-ethnic tension from the position of psycholinguistics provides additional …

Pastors should set lay discipleship group leaders up for success. This service of the church
leaders to the volunteer leaders is part of the former's calling, which is firmly rooted in …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: This dissertation uses development theory and principles of
New Institutional Economics (NIE) as points of departure to study the role of leadership and …

From Rwanda to Sudan, from Angola to Mali, ethnicity appears to play a major role in violent
conflicts on the African continent since the 1950s and 60s. However, ethnicity often does not …

This thesis considers the impact of Bahrain's 2011 Arab Spring uprising on the political
participation of the country's Shiʿi community, a 'marginalised majority'whose engagement …