Rule #1 for Secessionist Movements
By Stephen Saideman If one is going to try to get votes in support of a separatist referendum, rule…
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Why Was CAR President Francois Bozizé Recently Deposed, and Why Now?
Guest post by Bob Bahr This piece was one of two written for Claire Adida’s UC San Diego undergraduate course “Contention…
On the Decriminalization of Private Violence
By Andrew Kydd The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin highlights an interesting change…
More Challenges to Women’s Representation in Afghanistan
By Sarah Bush Bad news about women’s rights in Afghanistan — as if we needed any more of…
Why a Coup in Egypt, and Why Now?
By Barbara F. Walter Last week’s puzzler posed two questions. First, why has the number of coups in Sub-Sahara…
Will the Egyptian Coup Affect Other Islamist Groups?
Guest post by Brent Sasley In the aftermath of the Egyptian military’s overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government,…
Coup Be Coup
By Steve Saideman Fittingly, I was in Budapest when Egypt’s democracy started to come to an end. Why…
Friday Puzzler: Amidst a Decline of Coups, Egypt
By Barbara F. Walter Wednesday’s coup in Egypt runs counter to the trend of an apparent decrease in…
Is Turkey Burning? The Domestic Democratic Peace, Turkish Contention & New York Times Coverage
By Christian Davenport In 2007, I wrote a book called State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace. The main premise…
Our Favorite Posts, Year One Edition
By Barbara F. Walter On the occasion of our first anniversary, last week we asked readers and contributors to suggest their…