Sadeen Haddad is a research associate with the Civil War Paths project, working on micro-mobilisation and intra-group dynamics in Lebanon. Photo Credit: ZOHRA BENSEMRA/ REUTERS

Dr Geraldine Butos is a post-doctoral researcher examining ideology and patterns of violence in rebel groups in Latin America with a focus on Colombia. Photo Credits: Deúniti, Creative Collective

Hogr Tarkhani is an assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Rogers State University and a 2025-26 Civil War Paths Fellow at the Center for the Comparative Study of Civi...

Dr. Regine Schwab is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, working on contemporary civil wars, militant Islamist groups, wartime institut...

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Can past wartime experiences affect political behavior beyond those who lived through them? We argue that local experiences of armed resistance leave political ...

Ex-rebels govern almost a quarter of sub-Saharan Africa today. How does war affect these countries’ long-run political development, and what explains their rebel regimes’ longevity? The article explor...

Existing research demonstrates the central role of mid-level commanders as either spoilers or leaders of peace but treats this group as unitary, defined by its ...

This chapter considers unique challenges of field research in settings where armed conflict has taken place and/or is ongoing. It opens with a vignette from a

This book engages in a constructive, practical debate on the nature and effects of uncertainty in global politics. International contributors explore the processes associated with different forms of u...

We are now accepting submissions for the Fall 2025 sessions of the Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop! This virtual workshop provides a supportive space for junior scholars (PhD candida...

Professor Anastasia Shesterinina is Chair in Comparative Politics at the University of York. She currently holds a £1.2m UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship and direct the Centre for ...

The stunning collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 has thrown up crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. For example, is Syria transitioning mainly from fourteen yea...