State Building in Latin America diverges from existing scholarship in developing
explanations both for why state-building efforts in the region emerged and for their success …

This paper takes stock of recent advancements in the literature on state capacity and
connects them to the study of inclusive development. Specifically, four particular lines of …

Despite the global spread of nuclear hardware and knowledge, at least half of the nuclear
weapons projects launched since 1970 have definitively failed, and even the successful …

Reviewing decades of thinking regarding the role of the state in economic development, we
argue for the continued relevance of the concept of the 'developmental state'. With reference …

This article examines trajectories of nationalism in twentieth-century Argentina, Mexico, and
Peru through the analytical lens of schooling. I argue that textbooks reveal state-sponsored …

Divided societies have long been seen as terrible terrain for democracy. Yet some countries
in South and Southeast Asia have managed to overcome ethnic and religious rifts and …

This article proposes that foreign-imposed regime changes (FIRCs) make civil war onset
more likely when they damage state infrastructural power, as in the context of interstate war …

Development cooperation is changing as rising power donors (re) enter the fray. While a
growing body of evidence explores some of the economic trends (eg UNCTAD 2007), we …

For decades, Colombian governments have imposed a narrative linking illegal crops with
statelessness and presenting 'more state'and specifically 'more law enforcement'as the …

As the Ottoman Empire crumbled, the Middle East and Balkans became the site of
contestation and cooperation between the traditional forces of religion and the emergent …