This article introduces a novel conceptualization of democratic resilience-a two-stage
process where democracies avoid democratic declines altogether or avert democratic …

A broad literature on how oil wealth affects civil war onset argues that oil production
engenders violent contests to capture a valuable prize from vulnerable governments. By …

What explains differential rates of ethnic violence in postcolonial Africa? I argue that ethnic
groups organized as a precolonial state (PCS) exacerbated interethnic tensions in their …

The link between security and economic exchange is widely recognized. But when and how
much do geopolitical interests matter for economic cooperation? While existing work focuses …

Instead of attacking their adversaries directly, states often do so indirectly by supporting
rebel groups. While these support relationships vary considerably, existing research lacks a …

Many companies sourcing agricultural commodities with high deforestation risk have
committed to zero deforestation, meaning they intend to eliminate deforestation from their …

Disinformation has transformed into a global issue and while it is seen as a growing concern
to democracy today, autocrats have long used it as a part of their propaganda repertoire …

Existing scholarship attributes various political and economic advantages to democratic
governance. These advantages may make more democratic countries prone to financial …

If more women were put in states' leadership positions, would there be fewer militarised
interstate disputes? The findings of this study suggest an affirmative answer to this question …

This article investigates the relationship between populism in power and the expansion of
mechanisms of direct democracy (MDDs) in Latin America. We hypothesise that the …