Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the … elements of vertical accountability that are necessary for democracy. On the other hand, aid was not very successful at …

The lack of political representation often lies at the origin of identity-based violence, and, when not resolved, can … re-ignite violence. We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We … both countries, we observe a sharp drop in perceived political representation in the run-up to and during violence, and a …

India. We code data on Hindu-Muslim violence and Muslim political representation in India and leverage quasi …

-affected communities in Colombia. Contrary to expectations, having experienced governance by either anti-state groups or pro …

Wartime sexual violence is widespread across conflict zones and thought to leave a disastrous legacy for survivors … sexual violence are fraught with severe data limitations. Based on individual-level survey evidence from three conflict … violence. Second, we estimate the effect of sexual violence on key outcomes of social and political development: civic …

democratization. This study first explores the ways in which foreign donors directly strengthen civil society, parties, the media, as …

and agencies of restraint. The study argues for an enhanced emphasis on democracy assistance that may strengthen …

literature on aid and democracy. It asks: Does aid-especially democracy aid-have positive impact on democracy? How? What factors … most influence its impact? In so doing, it considers studies that explicitly focus on 'democracy aid' as an aggregate … category, its subcomponents (e.g. aid to elections), and 'developmental aid'. Overall, the evidence suggests that i) democracy …

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …

under frontier rule experienced significantly higher violence against the state after 9/11. We argue that the 9/11 tragedy …-contesting' forms of violence in these regions was partly carried out through the systematic assassination of tribal elites upon whom …