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Technology and Collective Action: The Effect of Cell Phone Coverage and Political Violence in Africa

2013 study in American Political Science Review showing the association between increased cell phone availability and usage and the capacity for violent conflict.

People Power or a One-Shot Deal? A Dynamic Model of Protest

2013 study from Princeton and NYU on the nature of political revolutions and the possibility that such upheaval in many countries is a singular event, unlikely to be followed by more.

Understanding the Chechen conflict: Research roundup and reading list

2013 review of Chechnya-related scholarship and the conflict and political grievances there that continue to reverberate.

U.S. Military Casualty Statistics and the Costs of War: Iraq, Afghanistan and Post-9/11 Conflicts

2013 review of casualty and wounded statistics relating to the post-9/11 conflicts; also included are monetary cost estimates for total operations and veterans care.

Crime, House Prices and Inequality: Examining Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas

2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on how increased policing in Brazil’s favelas can lead to economic benefits and decreased inequality.

Mali, terrorism and conflict: Research roundup

2013 review of scholarly literature and think tank reports on conflict in Mali in the context of deeper history, and related issues.

The Arab Spring and the Internet: Research roundup

Roundup of recent studies that bring a scholarly, data-driven lens to questions around the Arab Spring.

Elephants, Ivory and Trade

2010 policy paper in Science exploring the consequences of policies relating to the export of ivory from African countries.

From Violence to Voting: War and Political Participation in Uganda

2009 study from Yale on how soldiers in Uganda’s civil war are more likely to engage in post-conflict political participation.

Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup

2012 review of research studies on violent and transnational crime and its broader social impacts in the developing world.

The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan

2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on how village schools affect attendance rates and academic achievement.

Views on Democracy in the Muslim World: Pew Global Attitudes Project 2012 Report

2012 Pew Research Center report on attitudes in the Muslim world on government, democracy, religion and equality.

U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel: 2012 Congressional Report

2012 Congressional Research Service report on aid amounts from the U.S. government to Israel, history and trends.

Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army: U.S. Response

2012 report by the Congressional Research Service on the current status of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa and U.S. deployment to that region.

Social Media and the Decision to Participate in Political Protest: Observations From Tahrir Square

2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the effects of social networks in the 2011 uprising in Egypt.

Psychological Costs of War: Military Combat and Mental Health

2011 study by the Georgia State University and San Diego State University on the psychological costs associated with PTSD in U.S. service members returning from the post-9/11 conflicts.