conflict; on the linkages between agriculture, food security, and conflict; on the role of technology for peace; and on the …

new regime of useful human capital. Co-optation of elites becomes a tempting alternative. We examine this trade-off by … studying the effects of elimination vis-à-vis survival of Polish elites during World War II. Our focus is on the Polish …

I examine whether and how the means through which a civil war ends affects the success of a country's state … military victory, the coercive balance-of-power at the end of war favourable to the victor enables it to dictate the post … of informal power in the post-war context whose influence is exercised through private networks of party members and …

While much of the literature studies causes and consequences of war, the reverberations of peace have rarely been … studied. By focusing on the universe of ceasefire agreements since 1993, we study the causal effect of peace on economic … development projects or peace missions. …

To date, there is limited understanding about the consequences of wartime dynamics for post-war state … armed groups govern territories and civilians within them-that under certain circumstances may be harnessed in the post-war … the type of statebuilding and political regime trajectories that emerge in the post-war period. …

We investigate the effect of economic sanctions on trade flows in countries sharing a border with the sanctioned state …. On the one hand, trade models suggest that trade flows should decrease as sanctions disrupt trading routes and economic … ties with suppliers and customers. On the other hand, countries can circumvent trade restrictions by clandestinely …

people in supporting peace and stability in their communities in Afghanistan, Colombia, Mexico, and Nepal. The empirical … that young men and women may be able to play in preventing conflicts and sustaining peace in their communities. …

many ways to overcome the legacies of fighting. In fact, the post-war peace dividend and the reconstruction of markets and …. -- entrepreneurship ; conflict ; war ; small firms ; insecurity ; self-employment …