Since gaining independence, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced periods of internal conflict at higher rates than other regions. The region has also experienced protracted economic problems. Many African countries have implemented International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs designed to improve a state’s long-term economic viability. IMF conditionality, however, has led to a host of problems in sub-Saharan Africa that potentially increase the risk of experiencing internal conflict. The results of this research demonstrate that the implementation of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility significantly increases a country’s risk of experiencing armed civil conflict. Neither the Structural Adjustment Facility nor the Poverty Reduction and Gr...
Includes bibliographical references.The following paper investigates the current paradigm for econom...
What factors have led to successful outcomes in international peace operations conducted in Sub Saha...
The origins of ethnic conflicts have been a prominent part of the literature on civil wars, especial...
Since gaining independence, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced periods of internal conflict at highe...
Research on the political economy of African states has often focused on explaining the roots of soc...
Subjects generate income by investing in productive activities or appropriation. Conflict is always ...
This thesis explores the causal effect of institutional, geographical and cultural factors on civil ...
Social conflict, as opposed to armed conflict, has received less attention in the field of quantitat...
Research on the political economy of African states has often focused on explaining the roots of soc...
The global security environment is rapidly changing and dynamic, presenting an interesting challenge...
Policymakers in OECD countries regularly cite reducing political violence as a fundamental purpose o...
This dissertation investigates how political instability is related to the probability of civil war....
Case studies where both scarcity and conflict are present have dominated research on the nexus betwe...
Since the 1990s, the use of private military companies (PMCs) has increased in both interstate and i...
Despite the progress of conflict prediction models within the last two decades, most approaches lack...
Includes bibliographical references.The following paper investigates the current paradigm for econom...
What factors have led to successful outcomes in international peace operations conducted in Sub Saha...
The origins of ethnic conflicts have been a prominent part of the literature on civil wars, especial...
Since gaining independence, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced periods of internal conflict at highe...
Research on the political economy of African states has often focused on explaining the roots of soc...
Subjects generate income by investing in productive activities or appropriation. Conflict is always ...
This thesis explores the causal effect of institutional, geographical and cultural factors on civil ...
Social conflict, as opposed to armed conflict, has received less attention in the field of quantitat...
Research on the political economy of African states has often focused on explaining the roots of soc...
The global security environment is rapidly changing and dynamic, presenting an interesting challenge...
Policymakers in OECD countries regularly cite reducing political violence as a fundamental purpose o...
This dissertation investigates how political instability is related to the probability of civil war....
Case studies where both scarcity and conflict are present have dominated research on the nexus betwe...
Since the 1990s, the use of private military companies (PMCs) has increased in both interstate and i...
Despite the progress of conflict prediction models within the last two decades, most approaches lack...
Includes bibliographical references.The following paper investigates the current paradigm for econom...
What factors have led to successful outcomes in international peace operations conducted in Sub Saha...
The origins of ethnic conflicts have been a prominent part of the literature on civil wars, especial...