Cities undergoing rapid growth are at risk of outbreaks of violence as competition over
scarce resources and space intensifies. In this context, it is critical to identify conditions that …

Under what conditions do disastrous storms and floods provoke anti-government protests in
autocracies? While grievances, as they often occur after disastrous weather events, are …

Why do some of Africa's urban areas experience higher rates of protest incidence than
others? Numerous authors have highlighted the role of urbanisation and democratisation in …

This study aims to empirically examine whether alternative combinations of economic and
institutional conditions influence access to sanitation, drinking water and electricity services …

Violence in the world is a problem of great impact that affects any developing country; it
represents a soft system that to date cannot be controlled due to its different manifestations …

Cities, and the process of urbanization more broadly, play an integral role in narratives and
theories of political change, from revolutions to democratization. Yet most accounts fail to …

Do sudden weather disasters in cities of the Global South increase the likelihood of anti-
government protests? In cities of the Global South, floods, storms, and landslides strain …

How does the presence of interstate patronage impact the use of physical repression by
client regimes? Previous studies have failed to comprehensively conceptualize and …

The increasing frequency and intensity of climate change-related extreme weather events in
various global regions pose significant challenges to the affected societies. This is …

I conflIttI fanno paura. Fanno paura perché richiedono la responsabilità di selezionare quelli
più rilevanti per una comunità politica, e, una volta se lezionati, di gestirli e sostenerli. Fanno …