Affiliate & Associate

Research

Civil War, Reintegration, and Gender in Northern Uganda

What are the impacts of war, and do they vary by gender?

The Geography of Repression and Opposition to Autocracy

Is state repression effective in fostering regime survival?

Global Governance

What are the mechanisms of global governance?

Deterrence with Imperfect Attribution

In cyberwarfare, under which conditions can improved attribution strengthen deterrence?

The Schooling Decision: Family Preferences, Intergenerational Conflict, and Moral Hazard in the Brazilian Favelas

Can parental incentives impact school attendance?

When Do Displaced Persons Return? Postwar Migration among Christians in Mount Lebanon

Under what conditions will forcibly displaced persons return to their original homes after war has ended?

Transnational Feminism and the Women's Rights Agenda in Afghanistan

How have Afghan women organized and advocated for their rights in the post-Taliban era?

The Consequences of Terrorism

What does a close reading of the history of terrorism tells us about the effectiveness of such violence?

Population and Conflict

Has an increase in population increased the likelihood of resource-based conflict?

Security Transitions

How do foreign powers disengage from a conflict?

Reform and Rebellion in Weak States

Why does reform often lead to rebellion—not just by the losers of reform, but also among its intended beneficiaries?

Authoritarian International Law?

What would international law look like in an increasingly authoritarian world?

Legitimacy in Criminal Governance: Managing a Drug Empire from Behind Bars

How do prison gangs create rational-bureaucratic legitimacy in criminal governance?

Preventing the Next Insurgency: A Pathway for Reintegrating Iraq's Sunni Population

How can we address reintegration in post-ISIS Iraq?

Transnational Insurgents: Evidence from Colombia’s FARC at the Border with Chávez’s Venezuela

Does access to foreign territory increase conflict?

Accelerated Education Programs in Crisis and Conflict

Are Accelerated Education Programs good policy?

War Is Not Over

What do the optimists get wrong about conflict?

Biden Must Stand Up to China on Human Rights

How can a U.S. administration promote human rights in China?

Rebel Territorial Control and Civilian Collective Action in Civil War: Evidence from the Communist Insurgency in the Philippines

Under what conditions do rebel organizations control territory during civil war?

On the Origins of the State: Stationary Bandits and Taxation in Eastern Congo

Can armed actors perform essential functions of a state and increase welfare?

Militias, Ideology, and the State

What factors shape relations between governments and militias?

Cultural Heritage Preservation Work in Afghanistan and Central Asia

How can war-torn countries protect and preserve cultural heritage?

Can Economic Interventions Reduce Violence?

Does improving young people’s economic conditions reduce their willingness to support political violence and armed opposition groups?

Border Walls and Smuggling Spillovers

What is the effect of a border wall on crime?

Why Turkey Should Stay Out of Sinjar

What are the negative consequences of a Turkish military incursion?