Do radical political demands increase the risk of ethnic civil conflict? And why do ethnic
movements make radical demands in the first place? We contend that when movements are …

To what extent and under what conditions do democratic institutions reduce socioeconomic
ethnic inequality? I argue that democratization reduces ethnic inequality by introducing …

Why do states use violence to repress dissent? When do opposition groups escalate conflict
by employing violent tactics? We argue that not all opposition groups are created alike, and …

Natural resource extraction, once promoted by international lenders and governing elites as
a promising development strategy, is beginning to hit a wall. After decades of landscape …

This article reviews the literature on nationalism and ethnic mobilization. I first discuss the
different strands of research in the field, highlighting three key sources of division that …

Do socioeconomic disparities between ethnic groups influence whether a country
democratizes and remains democratic? I propose that, on average, high levels of ethnic …

We report an unprecedented decline in protest activity around the world during the Covid-19
pandemic. Using data from the Integrated Crisis Early Warning System from January 2018 …

The openness of the political system for the representation of social or economic groups
through their parties is mired in complexities. Extant scholarship has identified multiple …

It is generally accepted that violations of state-nation congruence can cause conflict, but it
remains unclear which configurations cause civil and interstate conflict, and how these …

When a country becomes more autocratic, does it affect the relations between ethnic groups
in a systematic way? Cross-national and case-based research witnesses how …