Numerous empirical studies have examined the role of third-party peacekeeping in reducing
violence around the world. Their results reveal an extraordinary relationship between …

This article explores the many bargaining failures that may occur at every stage in intrastate
disputes: before fighting breaks out, as a war is being fought, and once a war ends. It argues …

Such threats as environmental change, food insecurity, and generalized violence force
massive numbers of people to flee states that are unable or unwilling to ensure their basic …

Why do some countries emerge from civil war more democratic than when they entered into
it, while others remain staunchly autocratic? Observers widely depict internal conflict as a …

It is useful today to defi ne demography in terms of what demographers actually do.
Following this approach, we would say the fi eld consists of multi-and inter-disciplinary …

This paper introduces the Non-State Actors in Armed Conflict Dataset (NSA), which contains
detailed information on the state–rebel group dyads included in the Uppsala Conflict Data …

Much of the quantitative literature on civil wars and ethnic conflict ignores the role of the
state or treats it as a mere arena for political competition among ethnic groups. Other studies …

Why has transnational war volunteering increased so dramatically in the Muslim world since
1980? Standard explanations, which emphasize US-Saudi support for the 1980s Afghan …

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 …

Seventeen million people have died in civil wars and rebel violence has disrupted the lives
of millions more. In a fascinating contribution to the active literature on civil wars, this book …