Why Ethnic Cleavages Create Barriers to Civil Resistance
Guest post by Ches Thurber. The Quit India Movement against British imperialism. The Anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa.…
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Why Have So Many African Dictators Suddenly Resigned?
By Barbara F. Walter. Africa is known for its dictators and their uncanny ability to stay in power…
Polarization, Populism, and PR: Proportional, Inclusive Elections Appear to be the Key to Countering Social Polarization
By Timothy D. Sisk for Denver Dialogues. The just-concluded elections in Sweden reveal that the vein of populism…
Radicalization in Prison: Historical Lessons for Today’s Challenges
Guest post by Dieter Reinisch. On May 29, Benjamin H. shot four people dead in the Belgian town…
Why the Decolonizing Education Movement Matters for Peacebuilding and Democracy: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic for Denver Dialogues. It has been three and a half years since the ‘decolonizing education’ movement began.…
Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
By Alexander Beresford, Marie E. Berry, and Laura Mann for Denver Dialogues. For decades, political scientists have debated…
Prospects for Peace in South Sudan
By Patrick Pierson. Late last week, US Deputy Ambassador Michele Sison stood before the UN Security Council and…
Private Security for the President: What Could Go Wrong?
By Deborah Avant for Denver Dialogues. News that Donald Trump plans to bring Keith Schiller’s private security force…
Why Do Peaceful Protests “Turn Violent”?
By Jonathan Pinckney for Denver Dialogues. It’s a common story, seen in democracies and non-democracies, in every region of…
Tortoise Politics in the Time of the Hare: Long-Run Solutions to Social Conflict in Latin America
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues. All too often, “post-conflict” societies continue to confront challenges related to…