Policy Dimensions
Lists studies that are particularly focused on concrete policy formulations.
Civil War Onset
Presents papers that analyze the determinants of civil war onset.
Civil War Termination
Papers study how civil wars are sustained and how they can be ended. A critical component of this effort was to identify the appropriate political and institutional framework to govern peace transitions after different types of conflict.
Economic Causes
Focuses explicitly on economic factors that are important in explaining the onset and sustainance of civil wars, such as financing, looting, and opportunity costs for rebel group recruits in particular detail.
Economic Consequences
Papers study the economic consequences of civil war.
Ethnic Cleavages
Papers discuss various aspects of the relationship between ethnic cleavages and civil war onset, duration, and successful termination.
Political Institutions
Papers study the relationship between political institutions and civil war.
External Intervention
Papers study the effects of various types of external intervention in civil wars.
Crime and Violence
Papers identify the similarities and differences between crime and violence at the micro-level and the macro-level (civil wars) with the objective of developing policy recommendations on how to reduce the incidence of violence in post-conflict environments.
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