polygyny and gender inequality matter in explaining the onset of internal conflicts. However, the results are sensitive to …Kanazawa (J of Politics, 2009) claims that polygyny may be the "first law of intergroup conflict (civil wars …)". Gleditsch et al. (J of Politics, 2011) reject this claim by showing that the effect of polygyny on civil war onset disappears …

This paper studies the relationship between horizontal inequality and conflict onset. With this aim, zero …-inflated regression models are applied to measures of inequality across ethnic groups. Our results show that horizontal inequality is … inequality and the length of conflict …

We investigate the effect of Islamist terrorist activity on women's economic, political and legal position in society … groups is associated with lower levels of women's empowerment and rights. Various instrumental-variable approaches yield the … same conclusion, suggesting that the adverse effect of Islamist terrorism on women' rights is causal. Further emphasizing …

occur. A large literature has found contradictory evidence for the effect of income and income inequality on revolt … controlling for personal characteristics, country and year fixed effects, more people are found to favor revolt when inequality is … high and their net incomes are low. A policy that decreases inequality equivalent to a shift from the US to Luxembourg is …

income inequality on revolt, possibly due to omitted variable bias. The primary innovation of the paper is to tackle this … personal characteristics, country and year fixed effects, more people are found to favor revolt when inequality is high and … their net incomes are low. An increase in inequality equivalent to a shift from Belgium to the US is predicted to increase …

Two centuries ago, in most countries around the world, women were unable to vote, had no say over their own children or … property, and could not obtain a divorce. Women have gradually gained rights in many areas of life, and this legal expansion …, we distinguish between four types of women's rights--economic, political, labor, and body--and document their evolution …

among men and women in 60 countries, and determine whether women’s views on the subject differ significantly from men … beating to determine if women think differently about this issue than men; a longitudinal study to determine whether wife …

for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative, Nigeria This edited volume assesses the progress that sub-Saharan African … Tutelage for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative. … Development Goals in Africa…. A must-read for all those working in the field of sustainable development.” Michael Ngoasong, Gender …