Affiliate & Associate
Research
Affiliate & Associate Research
Jeannie Annan, Christopher Blattman, Dyan Mazurana, and Khristopher Carlson
Civil War, Reintegration, and Gender in Northern Uganda
What are the impacts of war, and do they vary by gender?Kennette Benedict
Global Governance
What are the mechanisms of global governance?Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Sandeep Baliga, Alexander Wolitzky
Deterrence with Imperfect Attribution
In cyberwarfare, under which conditions can improved attribution strengthen deterrence?Leonardo Bursztyn, Lucas C. Coffman
The Schooling Decision: Family Preferences, Intergenerational Conflict, and Moral Hazard in the Brazilian Favelas
Can parental incentives impact school attendance?Kara Ross Camarena
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?Maliha Chishti
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?Jesse Driscoll,
Doing Global Fieldwork: A Social Scientist's Guide to Mixed-Methods Research Far from Home
How can social scientists prepare themselves to effectively conduct research in challenging global settings?Richard English
The Consequences of Terrorism
What does a close reading of the history of terrorism tells us about the effectiveness of such violence?Leopoldo Fergusson, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson
Population and Conflict
Has an increase in population increased the likelihood of resource-based conflict?Tom Ginsburg
Authoritarian International Law?
What would international law look like in an increasingly authoritarian world?Benjamin Lessing, Graham Denyer Willis
Legitimacy in Criminal Governance: Managing a Drug Empire from Behind Bars
How do prison gangs create rational-bureaucratic legitimacy in criminal governance?Ramzy Mardini
Preventing the Next Insurgency: A Pathway for Reintegrating Iraq's Sunni Population
How can we address reintegration in post-ISIS Iraq?Luis Martinez,
Transnational Insurgents: Evidence from Colombia’s FARC at the Border with Chávez’s Venezuela
Does access to foreign territory increase conflict?Alicia S. Menendez, Pamela Baxter, Aparna Ramesh, Lindsay North, Varuni Dayaratna
Accelerated Education Programs in Crisis and Conflict
Are Accelerated Education Programs good policy?Paul Poast, Tanisha M. Fazal
War Is Not Over
What do the optimists get wrong about conflict?Sophie Richardson
Biden Must Stand Up to China on Human Rights
How can a U.S. administration promote human rights in China?Michael Rubin
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?Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra,
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?Paul Staniland
Militias, Ideology, and the State
What factors shape relations between governments and militias?Gil Stein
Cultural Heritage Preservation Work in Afghanistan and Central Asia
How can war-torn countries protect and preserve cultural heritage?Rebecca J. Wolfe, J. Kurtz, B. Tesfaye
Can Economic Interventions Reduce Violence?
Does improving young people’s economic conditions reduce their willingness to support political violence and armed opposition groups?Austin L. Wright, Anna Getmansky, Guy Grossman
Border Walls and Smuggling Spillovers
What is the effect of a border wall on crime?Nussaibah Younis
Why Turkey Should Stay Out of Sinjar
What are the negative consequences of a Turkish military incursion?
Malakal, Sudan
A classroom of a school in Malakal.
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