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Political Conflict and Governance

This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of social movements, political conflict, and governance dynamics, with a particular emphasis on topics such as civil war, democracy, ethnic conflict, political institutions, human rights, authoritarianism, protest, state capacity, transitional justice, and global governance.

52,948 works

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Most cited

  1. Framing Processes and Social Movements: An Overview and Assessment

    Robert D. Benford, David A. Snow · 2000 · Annual Review of Sociology · 9,858 citations

  2. International Norm Dynamics and Political Change

    Martha Finnemore, Kathryn Sikkink · 1998 · International Organization · 8,192 citations

  3. Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War

    James D. Fearon, David D. Laitin · 2003 · American Political Science Review · 6,142 citations

  4. Greed and grievance in civil war

    Paul Collier · 2004 · Oxford Economic Papers · 6,093 citations

  5. What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for?

    John Gerring · 2004 · American Political Science Review · 2,972 citations

  6. Toward a Theory of Minority-Group Relations

    Ioan Davies, H. M. Blalock · 1967 · British Journal of Sociology · 2,969 citations

Most recent

  1. Accountability to Affected Populations: Participation, Feedback, and Complaint Mechanisms: Post-CPA and Beyond

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  2. Accountability to Affected Populations: Participation, Feedback, and Complaint Mechanisms: Post-CPA and Beyond

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  3. South Sudan's Trade with Sudan and Uganda: Patterns, Constraints, and Development Potential: International Norms, Local Realities

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  4. South Sudan's Trade with Sudan and Uganda: Patterns, Constraints, and Development Potential: International Norms, Local Realities

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  5. Economic Vulnerability and Social Resilience: Household Coping in Conflict-Affected Communities: Institutional Capacity and Political Will

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon (Ph.D) · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  6. Economic Vulnerability and Social Resilience: Household Coping in Conflict-Affected Communities: Institutional Capacity and Political Will

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon (Ph.D) · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

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