We examine whether frontier rule, which disallows frontier residents from recourse to formal institutions of conflict …

We examine whether frontier rule, which disallows frontier residents from a recourse to formal institutions of conflict …

officials', even when non-corrupt, significantly distort anti-corruption institutions by choosing a lower detection probability …

institutions. Drawing on micro-level panel data from Germany spanning an 18-month period from the onset of the pandemic, we show … trust in institutions. We present empirical evidence to argue that the underlying mechanism is a perceived illegitimate …

-existing institutions. These results are consistent with a theoretical model in which armed groups capture local organizations for strategic …

This paper studies the legacies of wartime institutions, measured as rebelocracy, on the ability of households to cope …

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 … ; democracy ; foreign aid ; military coup ; inequality …

In conflict zones around the world, both state and non-state actors deliver governance at local levels. This paper … explores the long-term impact of individual exposure to 'wartime governance' on social and political behaviour. We … operationalize wartime governance as the local policy choices and practices of a ruling actor. Building on detailed ethnographic and …

on the subject notwithstanding, there is limited exploration of the specific types of institutions critical for improving … fiscal capacity in resourcerich contexts. This paper investigates which types of institutions moderate the adverse effect of … find evidence of a mitigating role for 'constraints on executive power' and 'democracy'. Other covariates found to be …