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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Peace Enforcement and the Geography of Violence Against Civilians

  • March 23, 2018
Guest post by Jay Benson. UN peacekeeping is facing significant challenges. The peacekeeping budget has taken significant cuts,…
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Conflict Cows in the Congo?

  • February 16, 2017
Guest post by Judith Verweijen. In June 2014, over 35 civilians were killed in the village of Mutarule…
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Why the Method Matters

  • May 26, 2016
By Thomas Zeitzoff.  A recent article in the Chronicle discusses anthropologist Scott Atran’s work in Iraq and Syria.…
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What An Afghan Warlord-Turned Vice President Tells Us About Military Intervention and State Building

  • May 19, 2016
Guest post by Romain Malejacq. Last month, American officials denied Afghan warlord-turned Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum a…
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Understanding Military (Non)Support in the Wake of Constitutional Coups

  • February 26, 2016
By Kara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant. Scholars of democratization in Africa have witnessed a troubling trend: an…
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From the Battlefield to Ballot Boxes: How Effective is the United Nations’ Post-War Democracy Promotion?

  • December 9, 2015
Guest post by Janina I. Steinert and Sonja Grimm In November of this year, the people of Côte d’Ivoire re-elected…
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State Responses to Local Conflict: Providing Security or Protecting Interests?

  • November 12, 2015
By Emma Elfversson When violence erupted in late 2014 between local communities in Turkana, Kenya, where oil was recently…
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UN’s New Intervention in DRC: Offensive or Inoffensive?

  • July 3, 2013
By Lionel Beehner With President Obama just wrapping up his trip to Africa, it’s worth pausing to consider the…
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Déjà vu in Central Africa

  • August 9, 2012
By David E. Cunningham For the last several weeks, M23, a new rebel group made up of former soldiers…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

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    • January 18, 2021
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    • December 11, 2020
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    • October 2, 2020
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    • September 10, 2020
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    • August 5, 2020
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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.