Do outside interventions in conflict-affected areas do any good? Do they fuel the conflict further? Can donor agencies and NGO’s plan their intervention in such a way as not to become an actor in the conflict themselves? What is the space in which the development and humanitarian aid community...

We invite submission of original research papers, with a preference for empirical papers addressing questions of conflict and political violence at the micro level. Papers making an explicit reference to the connection between institutions and conflict are particularly welcome.