Many states in Latin America, Africa and Asia lack the monopoly of violence, identified by Max Weber as the foundation … establishment of the monopoly of violence and the formation of the state. We build a model to explain the incentive of central …

Many states in Latin America, Africa and Asia lack the monopoly of violence, identified by Max Weber as the foundation … establishment of the monopoly of violence and the formation of the state. We build a model to explain the incentive of central …

Many states in Latin America, Africa and Asia lack the monopoly of violence, identified by Max Weber as the foundation … establishment of the monopoly of violence and the formation of the state. We build a model to explain the incentive of central …

India. We code data on Hindu-Muslim violence and Muslim political representation in India and leverage quasi … with greater police strength. Our results suggest that the political empowerment of minority communities can contribute to …

the Liberia National Police's innovative efforts to create a more gender-sensitive police service and describes the … international and domestic support it received in doing so. In particular, the paper analyses Liberia National Police's efforts to … (1) recruit female police officers and (2) train a specialized unit to address gender-related crimes. Ambitious …