Why are some African countries trapped in vicious cycles of ethnic exclusion and civil war,
while others experience relative peace? In this groundbreaking book, Philip Roessler …

The policies implemented in the Sahel by the EU and individual member states have
reduced the number of migrants transiting through the region towards Europe. However, the …

How do civilians decide when to leave their homes during conflict? Existing research
emphasizes the role of violence in driving civilian migration decisions. Yet, migration timing …

Title: Routledge handbook of feminist peace research/edited by Tarja Väyrynen, Swati
Parashar, Élise Féron and Catia Cecilia Confortini. Description: 1 Edition.| New York …

Within the literature, there is growing concern about how competitive politics are contributing
to electoral violence in Africa. The focus of scholars has been on large‑scale organized …

Why is rebel governance more responsive in some areas than in others? In recent years,
scholars have started to examine the determinants of rebel governance. Less attention has …

In early 2012, Congolese army deserters formed the M23 rebel movement. This article
analyses the insurgency and other armed group activity in the eastern DRC in the light of the …

Until the beginning of 2020, the Sahel was something of an exception with respect to
international rivalry between jihadists. This came to an end when violent clashes involving …

This article offers a political economy perspective on the Malian crisis with a focus on aid
and donor practices. The argument is two-fold. On the one hand, aid consolidated a regime …

In the aftermath of the Liberian civil war, groups of ex-combatants seized control of natural
resource enclaves in the rubber, diamond, and timber sectors. With some of them …