The most prominent form of violent conflict in the world today occurs within states rather than
between them. Since 1945, over 75 percent of militarized disputes have been civil conflicts …

Ethnic insurgents sometimes defect to join forces with the state during civil wars. Ethnic
defection can have important effects on conflict outcomes, but its causes have been …

Some of the most brutal and long-lasting civil wars of our time involve the rapid formation
and disintegration of alliances among warring groups, as well as fractionalization within …

This overview examines critically the post-9/11 empirical literature on terrorism. Major
contributions by both economists and political scientists are included. We focus on five main …

Recognizing that the empirical literature of the past several years has produced an
inconclusive picture, this study revisits the relationship between poverty and terrorism and …

The paper investigates whether there is a connection between poverty or low education and
terrorism. We review evidence on hate crimes, which are closely related to terrorism; the …

The Political Economy of Terrorism presents a widely accessible political economy
approach to the study of terrorism. It applies economic methodology–theoretical and …

How do social movements die? Some explanations highlight internal factors like
factionalization, whereas others stress external factors like repression. Christian Davenport …

There is a long history of state governments providing support to nonstate armed groups
fighting battles in other countries. Examples include Syria's aid to Hamas, Ecuador's support …

I present a model of the interaction between a government, a terrorist organization, and
potential terrorist volunteers in which, as a result of an endogenous choice, individuals with …