Why are'free and fair'elections so often followed by democratic backsliding? Elections in
Hard Times answers this critical question, showing why even clean elections fail to advance …

This paper examines the effect of political movement on trust formation, in the context of
China's Cultural Revolution (1966–76), an episode that involved conflicts and non …

Why do citizens elect political actors who have perpetrated violence against the civilian
population? Despite their use of atrocities, political parties with deep roots in the belligerent …

ABSTRACT (Re) gaining citizens' trust is a challenge for post-war governments. Political
trust is crucial for understanding both the risk of civil war in the first place and the state …

ABSTRACT Using the Round 9 Afrobarometer survey data for Niger, this study examined the
determinants of support for military intervention with particular focus on political instability …

Peace agreements are negotiated and signed by representatives of the government and the
rebels, often after many years of violent conflict, but their ability to transform a war-torn …

How does armed conflict affect the social fabric of societies? This question is central if we
want to understand better why some countries experience repeated cycles of violence. In …

Climate change and violent conflict present two of the most substantial barriers to reaching
the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Many of the countries bearing the greatest …

What are the effects of internal armed conflict on public perceptions of the police? We
explore this research question in the context of Afghanistan and argue that local conflict …

This article examines how violence against citizens affects their political attitudes and
behavior in the long run, and how those effects vary over time. We construct and analyze a …