The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this paper we show that this wisdom is seriously incomplete because it...

The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this paper we show that this wisdom is seriously incomplete because it...

The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this paper we show that this wisdom is seriously incomplete because it...

We explore how democratic elections in Nepal influenced the onset of the Nepalese Civil War (1996-2006). Specifically, we use an original dataset to systematically examine local-level electoral outcomes and their relationship with the onset of violence against government officials during the...

Policies aimed at increasing the resources and autonomy of subnational governments are often proposed as a conflict resolution strategy. This paper explores a particular threat to the effectiveness of such reforms in war-torn countries, namely the capture of local governments by non-state armed...

Spanish Abstract: Estudiamos el impacto de la descentralización en la capacidad fiscal local en Colombia. Específicamente, estimamos el efecto de mediano plazo del gran incremento en transferencias de origen nacional durante la década de los noventas sobre las fuentes principales del recaudo...