Machine Coded Events Data and Hand-Coded Data
Guest post by Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld Working with events data has long posed a fundamental dilemma. On one hand,…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Evolution, not Revolution
Guest post by Margherita Belgioioso After almost twenty years of its transition to democracy, Bosnia and Herzegovina still…
Protest and the Outsourcing of State Repression
Guest post by Anita Gohdes and Sabine Carey Images capturing the protests in Kiev last week, and now…
Old Wine in an E-bottle (or, The Text that Mistook Itself for a Tactical Shift)
By Christian Davenport On January 24th Barbara Walter wrote a fascinating blog entry entitled “The Text that Changed the…
The Text that Changed the World
By Barbara F. Walter On Tuesday the Ukrainian government sent the following text message to thousands of protesters…
How John Kerry’s Framework Will Make a Palestinian Wedding Singer a Significant Threat to Peace
By Allison Beth Hodgkins When US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Jerusalem last week, Benjamin Netanyahu…
The World’s Newest War in the World’s Newest State
By Tanisha Fazal The ongoing conflict in South Sudan has quickly escalated into civil war. With President Salva…
Ukraine and Thailand: They Are the Real Deal
By Erica Chenoweth In case you missed it, Viktor Yanukovich’s U-turn on European integration has incensed many Ukrainians, who…
Government Violence in Sudan and a Headline That Drives Me Crazy
By Erica Chenoweth Sudan is experiencing a fresh outburst of protests and demonstrations, reportedly provoked by rising fuel…
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…