This article extends the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) by presenting new global
data on non-state conflict, or armed conflict between two groups, neither of which is the …

A decade of systematic research on climate change and armed conflict has revealed a
number of interesting patterns but few results that are robust across studies. This essay …

The livelihoods of indigenous peoples, custodians of the world's forests since time
immemorial, were eroded as colonial powers claimed de jure control over their ancestral …

This article empirically analyzes the relationship between groundwater scarcity and
incidences of communal violence. Case studies suggest that appropriating water is more …

Recent studies have asked why elites resort to violence, yet many overlook the process and
dynamics of mobilizing violence. How do politicians convince their supporters to fight? This …

Both researchers and policy makers have repeatedly expressed concerns that migration will
enhance conflicts regarding renewable resources in destination areas. This concept is …

This article examines the role of economic inequality in influencing the risk of armed conflict
between communal groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that socioeconomic inequality …

Human societies and their politics are deeply rooted in the land. Land shapes politics
through its material nature and distribution across society, by serving as a mechanism of …

Scholars have long argued that local conflicts need to be integrated into the analysis of civil
war and peacebuilding. Yet, systematic research of the linkages between communal …

This study exploits a sudden and abrupt decline in precipitation of the long rains season in
the Horn of Africa to analyze the possible link between climate change and violent armed …