Despite great falls in global poverty, civil and ethnic conflict remains tragically common. In this chapter, I examine … the patterns of persistence and change in conflict around the world through the lens of historical political economy. I … compare two important approaches for measuring the impact of contemporary ethnic differences on conflict: ethno …

The energy transition increases the demand for minerals from ethnically diverse, conflict-prone developing countries …. We study whether and where mining is possible in such countries without raising the risk of civil conflict. We proceed in … three steps: First, we propose a theoretical model to predict the occurrence and location of conflict events on the …