After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody
continent. But how can we explain this proliferation of armed conflicts? What caused them …

To bridge the gap between case studies and highly aggregate cross‐country analyses of
civil unrest, we use data from Uganda to explore determinants of civil strife (as contrasted to …

In 1997 Rwanda introduced a resettlement policy for refugees displaced during previous
conflicts. I exploit geographic variation in the speed of implementation of this policy to …

The small central African country of Burundi has repeatedly been wracked by conflict since
its independence in 1962. Since 1993 a fully-fledged civil war has raged, with enormous …

Of all the ink that has been spilt in the name of international criminal law (ICL) in recent
years, none illustrates the uncertainties and contradictions of the discipline as profoundly as …

Studies on post-conflict reconstruction in Africa have glossed over the need for state
transformation as a prerequisite for sustainable peacebuilding in post-conflict societies. This …

This study uses Rwandan household survey data to evaluate the impact of conflict-induced
migration on agricultural productivity, as well as to assess the effect of the Rwandan …

Why has the Nigerian military struggled within its contribution to counter insurgency, and
what are the underpinnings of that contribution? This is the central question addressed by …

This paper1 addresses a theoretical gap on state-transformation as a step towards
sustainable peace, and discusses the relevance of Ake's political thought for state …

Studies on post-conflict reconstruction in Africa have glossed over the need for state
transformation as a prerequisite for sustainable peace-building in postconflict societies. An …