How does insurgency spread? Existing research on the diffusion of violence at the local
level of civil war tends to under-specify the theoretical mechanisms by which conflict can be …

Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in reconciliation in societies
emerging from conflict. The North Caucasus region of Russia has experienced multiple and …

The second Chechen war, starting in the North Caucasus in August 1999, shows few signs
of a ceasefire after eleven years, although the level of violence has declined from the peaks …

Over the years, there have been many debates regarding the state of research into terrorism
and whether “terrorism studies” constitutes an academic discipline in its own right. Such …

Three US geographers analyze the temporal and spatial trends of 17,438 violent events in
Russia's North Caucasus region from August 1999 to July 2011, demonstrating that the …

This article seeks to foster a better understanding of the diffusion of conflict in the North
Caucasus. We argue that diffusion of conflict is a dynamic and adaptive process in which …

This article examines attitudinal differences and similarities among ethnic groups in conflict‐
affected societies. Conventional wisdom tells us that societies that have experienced violent …

In an introductory paper to a special issue of Eurasian Geography and Economics, the
authors examine contemporary economic, social, demographic, and political developments …

A tenet of modern studies of nationalism is that mobilized nations will want to live separately
from members of other groups to achieve ethno-territorial goals. A comparison of attitudes to …

Analysis of civil and international conflict is an important component of the fields of political
science and international relations. The theories that animate the study of conflict have …