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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.
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.
Foreign Aid, Democratization and Civil Conflict: How Does Democracy Aid Affect Civil Conflict?
2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the relationship between democratizing aid, transitioning countries and civil conflict.
Iran Sanctions: Congressional Research Service Report
2011 report from the Congressional Research Service on background issues relating to sanctions on Iran.
Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt
2011 study by the World Bank Economic Review on the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality over time.
New Politics of Protection? Côte d’Ivoire, Libya and the Responsibility to Protect
2011 report in International Affairs Journal on changes to global and regional conflict intervention policies.
Divergence, Similarity and Symmetry in Sino-Indian Threat Perceptions
2011 study in the Journal of International Affairs on India’s and China’s perceptions of one another from a security perspective.
