What are the political and economic consequences of contention (ie, genocide, civil war,
state repression/human rights violation, terrorism, and protest)? Despite a significant amount …

Humanitarian assistance is intended to ameliorate the human costs of war by providing relief
to vulnerable populations. Yet the introduction of aid resources into conflict zones may …

Why do some armed groups kidnap for ransom? Despite a dramatic spike in kidnap**s by
political groups over the last several decades, there are scant existing explanations for why …

This study examines attempts by authorities to undermine overt collective challenges, such
as protests, riots, or armed attacks, by targeting activities that precede and/or support such …

How does repression influence overt, collective challenges directed against political
authority? To date, answers to this question have been inconclusive. This article argues that …

Brand warfare is real. Guerrilla Marketing details the Colombian government's efforts to
transform Marxist guerrilla fighters in the FARC into consumer citizens. Alexander L. Fattal …

When the Guatemalan civil war ended in 1996, the Peace Accords required the
demobilization of the civil patrols. Yet, nearly two decades after the end of the war, the ex …

How does ideology influence state terror? Studies on state repression have looked at the
leaders' decisionmaking to explain how much violence states use against internal enemies …

As they pursue information and deploy violence during conflict, combatants compose,
catalog, and preserve a wide variety of records, such as memos, investigative reports, and …

How does repression influence backlash (ie, challenges against political authorities that
follow acts of government coercion)? This study argues that to adequately study backlash, it …