• Civil war and female empowerment 

      Bakken, Ingrid Vik; Buhaug, Halvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Recent research has directed attention to the transformative potential of war for female empowerment. As a disruptive shock, armed conflict can create a window of opportunity for advancing the societal role of women. We ...
    • Explaining Support for Political Violence: Grievance and Perceived Opportunity 

      Dyrstad, Karin; Hillesund, Solveig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      What explains support for violence against the state? The surge in survey-based studies in (former) conflict areas has improved our understanding of the determinants of armed conflict. Yet, the potential interaction between ...
    • Friday on my mind: Re-assessing the Impact of Protest Size on Government Concessions 

      Butcher, Charles; Pinckney, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Do more protesters on the streets make governments likely to grant their demands? Several studies link protest size and government concessions. Yet existing research has limitations: many studies suffer from potential ...
    • Introducing the Targeted Mass Killing Dataset for the Study and Forecasting of Mass Atrocities 

      Butcher, Charles; Goldsmith, Benjamin; Nanlohy, Sascha; Sowmya, Arcot; Muchlinski, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article describes a new data set for the study of genocide, politicide, and similar atrocities. Existing data sets have facilitated advances in understanding and policy-relevant applications such as forecasting but ...
    • Political Imprisonment and Protest Mobilization: Evidence From the GDR 

      Steinert, Christoph V.; Dworschak, Christoph (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      How does political imprisonment influence anti-regime protest? We argue that political imprisonment facilitates rather than stifles protest. Political imprisonment is a salient indicator of arbitrary rule creating ‘embodied ...
    • Wartime Experiences and Popular Support for Peace Agreements: Comparative Evidence from Three Cases 

      Dyrstad, Karin; Binningsbø, Helga Malmin; Bakke, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Peace agreements are negotiated and signed by representatives of the government and the rebels, often after many years of violent conflict, but their ability to transform a war-torn society hinges on the approval of ordinary ...