This research note describes an update to Bormann and Golder's 2013 Democratic Electoral
Systems (DES) dataset. We extend the temporal scope of the previous dataset by adding …

Why do the first multiparty elections after authoritarian rule turn violent in some countries but
not in others? This article places legacies from the authoritarian past at the core of an …

Empirical studies show that many governments gear the provision of goods and services
towards their ethnic peers. This article investigates governments' strategies to provide ethnic …

Conclusions about the potential for peace via power-sharing are mixed. For some, power-
sharing does little to overcome the commitment problem characterizing a transition from …

When is shared religion mobilized in ethnic civil war? Most civil wars are fought between
distinct ethnic groups, but in the last half century mobilization of religion is increasingly …

Why do some governments commit genocide or politicide during civil war? It is well
established that opposition groups learn from each other and that rebellion by one group …

What are the conditions under which governments form more ethnically inclusive coalitions?
Previous contributions highlight strategic incentives as well as colonial and precolonial …

This dissertation examines how local government institutions reinforce or undermine the
stability of predatory democracies--regimes where free and fair elections coincide with high …

Why do authoritarian governments exclude ethnic groups if this jeopardizes their regime
survival? We generalize existing arguments that attribute exclusion dynamics to ethnic …

COVID-19 constitutes an unprecedented exogenous shock for democratic political systems
across the globe. During this turbulent period, Italy and Israel have also experienced a …