Amid the global resurgence of nationalist governments, what do we know about
nationalism? This review takes stock of political science debates on nationalism to critically …

The most prominent form of violent conflict in the world today occurs within states rather than
between them. Since 1945, over 75 percent of militarized disputes have been civil conflicts …

Over the past decade, we have seen the rise of populist nationalist heads of state across a
number of important electoral democracies—all of whom have made some version of the …

Empowerment has received considerable attention in the past four decades and become a
threshold framework in the field of social work. Using the Theory Evaluation Scale (TES), this …

Much of the quantitative literature on civil wars and ethnic conflict ignores the role of the
state or treats it as a mere arena for political competition among ethnic groups. Other studies …

Many rebel organizations receive significant assistance from external governments, yet the
reasons why some rebels attract foreign support while others do not is poorly understood …

States in an international dispute sometimes choose to attack their enemies with their own
military forces but other times choose to empower domestic insurgent groups. What explains …

What determines why some self-determination disputes develop into mass nonviolent
campaigns, others turn into civil wars, and still others remain entirely in the realm of …

Domestic strife and civil war frequently produce large population dislocations and refugee
flows across national boundaries. Mass refugee flows often entail negative consequences …

Why do states make concessions to some self-determination movements but not others?
This article explores the role of the internal characteristics of these movements …