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The transparency trap : quality of public information and the intensity of revolutionary violence

Portaluri, Lorenzo - 2026

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Random connections and violence in the French Revolution

Coppenolle, Brenda van; Vanden Eynde, Oliver - 2026

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Random connections and violence in the french revolution

Coppenolle, Brenda van; Vanden Eynde, Oliver - 2026

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Extractive taxation and the French Revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2026

In this paper, we provide systematic evidence in support of the long-standing hypothesis that taxation was an important driver of the French Revolution. We first document that areas with heavier taxes experienced more riots between 1750 and 1789 and voiced more complaints against taxation in the...

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Extractive taxation and the French revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2026

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Extractive Taxation and the French Revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2026

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Extractive taxation and the French revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2025

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Extractive taxation and the French Revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2025

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Extractive taxation and the French Revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2025

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Extractive taxation and the french revolution

Giommoni, Tommaso; Loumeau, Gabriel; Tabellini, Marco - 2025

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Political violence and the rise of fascism

Colombo, Luca; Magnani, Michele; Onorato, Massimiliano … - 2026

In the early 1920s, Italian fascism grew from a marginal group into an organized party capable of challenging incumbent political forces and precipitating democratic backsliding. A key driver of this expansion was the strategic use of violence by squads that moved across municipalities to strike...

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Did newspaper competition promote rebellion? : the case of the 1837-38 rebellions in Quebec

Crawford, Patrick; Geloso, Vincent - 2026

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Strategic shifts : the role of the Gulf Crisis in transforming Qatari-Turkish relations (2017-2021)

Salameh, Mohammed Bani; Darabseh, Mohammed - 2026

Purpose - The study investigates how the 2017 Gulf crisis reshaped Qatari-Turkish relations, transforming them from cordial cooperation into a robust strategic alliance. It examines the political, military, and economic implications of Turkey'ssupport for Qatar during the blockade, and how this...

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Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? : evidence from the lab

Adriani, Fabrizio; Barr, Abigail; Hochleitner, Anna; … - 2026 - [Revised version of 2024-01]

We investigate the impact of rising inequality on social instability through a novel multi-period laboratory experiment. In each period, members of two groups are randomly matched to play a battle of the sexes game, in which payoffs are either zero for both or positive but unequal. At the...

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Forecasting electoral violence

Randahl, David; Leis, Maxine Ria; Gåsste, Tim; Fjelde, … - 2026

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The Carnation Revolution and economic crisis : a synthetic control analysis (1974-2000)

Amaral, Luciano; Marques, Bruno Lopes; Santos, João … - 2026

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When coups win

Capozza, Francesco - 2026

Coups are launched, not drawn. A plotting core moves at the first moment its prospects justify the risk of hanging, so the observed success rate of coups measures the plotters’ own risk–reward ratio rather than anything about the regimes they attack — which is why it sits near one-half,...

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A common denominator in conflict studies : introducing political non-state organisations

Konzack, Tom - 2026

This Working Paper advances the conceptualisation of non-state actors by introducing political non-state organisations (PNSOs) as a distinct analytical category. Drawing on insights from terrorism, civil war, and social movement studies, it argues that prevailing definitions suffer from...

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From revolt to revolution : exploring motivating factors of Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising

Rana, Md. Sohel; Sharmin, Shadia; Amin, Mohammad Bin; … - 2026

This study examined the motivating factors behind Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising, which initially began as a protest against the civil service quota system and subsequently evolved into a nationwide revolutionary movement. Employing Reflexive Thematic Analysis, the research draws on protest...

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Political rupture and the origins of secularization : evidence from the French revolution

Arezki, Rabah; Dao Van Le - 2026

Can a political rupture permanently alter a society's religious trajectory? We exploit variation in the intensity of French Revolutionary conflict across departments between 1787 and 1793 linking it to Catholic attachment over the following century — including La Croix readership and church...

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Violent conflicts and education : the LRA insurgency in Northern Uganda revisited

Kazibwe, Douglas - 2025

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Printed drug : banned books and political change in eighteenth-century France

Sasaki, Yu - 2025

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From demand deficit to development strategy : navigating mini-grid viability in a fragile context

Lunanga, Elie; Stoop, Nik; Verpoorten, Marijke; … - 2025

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New wars 2.0 : massive violence against civilians in ongoing armed conflicts demands a political rethink

Albrecht, Aljoscha; Vorrath, Judith - 2025

The existential catastrophe faced by the population of the Gaza Strip currently looms large in the foreign policy and security debates. The plight of civilians there is particularly acute. Yet, severe crises persist elsewhere too - from Ukraine and Sudan to Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of...

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An economic model of the French Revolution

Gawande, Kishore; Zissimos, Benjamin - 2025

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The economic consequences of social unrest : evidence from initial public offerings

Barrett, Philip; Boulton, Thomas J.; Nixon, Terry D. - 2025

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Women political empowerment and coup d'etat in Africa, 1980-2020

Elomo, Therese Zogo; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa; … - 2025

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Social unrest, subjective well-being, and active government : evidence from a global sample

Dao Van Le; Tran Quang Tuyen - 2025

This study presents fresh evidence on the impact of social unrest on the subjective well-being of approximately 400,000 individuals worldwide from 1981 to 2022. Utilizing data from a media reports platform allows us to capture the effects of unrest with a lag of about one month, as opposed to...

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What do women get from a successful revolution?

Ammons, Joshua D.; Shakya, Shishir; Callais, Justin T. - 2025

Our study investigates the impact of successful violent and non-violent revolutions on post-revolutionary institutions concerning women. Leveraging the Nonviolent and Violent Campaigns and Outcomes data on successful revolutions and the Varieties of Democracy dataset for gender-specific metrics,...

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Building reputation : state-sponsored rebellions and transnational identities

Mercier, Marion; Silve, Arthur; Tremblay-Auger, Benjamin - 2025

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Understanding employment and shocks in Ethiopia : 1999-2021

Caria, Stefano A.; Araya, Mesele; Gebrewolde, Tewodros … - 2025

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Beyond de-risking : industrial orders and political revolutions in Mexico's power sector

Valenzuela, Jose Maria; Calva, Nacxitl - 2025

The revolution of deregulation that swept national markets with particular force in the Americas was followed by the rise of complex and diverse regulatory institutions. Mexico was the poster child of governance by regulators as, in the 2000s and 2010s, its governing being used, in the energy...

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Rents, rules or revolution : a survey of institutional pathways to peace

Mayoral, Laura; Mueller, Hannes - 2025

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The "Palladium of prosperity" : lobbying between Marseilles and Paris from the revolution to the restoration (1789-1817)

Iodice, Antonio - 2025

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Coup d'États, institutional change, and productivity

Bennett, Daniel L.; Bjørnskov, Christian; Gohmann, … - 2025

Understanding the consequences and recovery for countries hit by adverse national events such as political crises is central to understanding long-run development dynamics. Utilizing the Coleman boat framework, we develop a micro-foundation based theoretical framework grounded in public choice...

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The impact of violence on the dynamics of migration : evidence from the Mexican Revolution

Escamilla-Guerrero, David; Kosack, Edward; Ward, Zachary - 2025

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Revolutionary dynamics and early state capacities in Mexico, 1910-30

Arias, Luz Marina; Calle, Luis de la - 2025

How do new leaders rebuild the state after a civil war in which the central government disintegrates, and the army is defeated? The end of the Porfirian regime and dissolution of the army in 1914 during the Mexican revolution gave way to armed conflict between three factions: Constitucionalista,...

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The dynamics of revolutions

Michaeli, Moti; Spiro, Daniel - 2025

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The dynamics of revolutions

Michaeli, Moti; Spiro, Daniel - 2016

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The effects of diminished tourism arrivals and expenditures caused by terrorism and political unrest on the Kenyan economy

Tchouamou Njoya, Eric; Efthymiou, Marina; Nikitas, … - 2022

The economic development of many countries globally relies heavily on tourism arrivals and spending. Terrorist attacks, political unrest, and other external shocks create disruptions and imbalances that lead to tourism crises with devastating effects on a country's economy. The paper...

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Eclipse : how darkness shapes violence in Africa

Kikuta, Kyosuke - 2024

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The evolutionary empire : demystifying state formation in Mughal South Asia : 1556-1707

Morshed, Safya - 2024

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Education during conflict : the effect of territorial control by insurgents on schooling

Stoelinga, Nicole - 2024

This study shows that civilians' behavior can be severely affected by territorial control by an insurgent group, and that these effects can persist after the government regains control and the occupation ends. I consider a framework of civilian behavior under insurgent rule, where civilians have...

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Keeping communal peace in the shadow of civil war : a natural experiment from Côte d'Ivoire

Baalen, Sebastian van - 2024

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Does revolution change risk attitudes? : evidence from Burkina Faso

Sepahvand, Mohammad H.; Shahbazian, Roujman; Swain, … - 2024

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Does revolution change risk attitudes? : evidence from Burkina Faso

Sepahvand, Mohammad H.; Shahbazian, Roujman; Swain, … - 2019 - Current version: February 2019

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Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? : evidence from the lab

Barr, Abigail; Hochleitner, Anna; Sonderegger, Silvia - 2024 - [Revised version of 2023-13]

We study the relationship between inequality and social instability. While the argument that inequality can be damaging for the cohesion of a society is well established, the empirical evidence is mixed. We use a novel approach to isolate the causal relationship running from inequality to social...

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Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? : evidence from the lab

Barr, Abigail; Hochleitner, Anna; Sonderegger, Silvia - 2024

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Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? : evidence from the lab

Barr, Abigail; Hochleitner, Anna; Sonderegger, Silvia - 2023

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Power relations in Sudan after the fall of Bashir : from revolution to war

Kurtz, Gerrit - 2024

War has raged in Sudan since April 2023 following fundamental changes in the political balance of power in recent years. The previously dominant security sector is deeply divided and the once weakly organised civil society has mobilised. Competition within the security sector made it possible to...

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"Let them eat cake" : drought, peasant uprisings, and demand for institutional change in the French Revolution

Waldinger, Maria - 2024

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"Let them eat cake" : drought, peasant uprisings, and demand for institutional change in the French revolution

Waldinger, Maria - 2023

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“Let Them Eat Cake” : Drought, Peasant Uprisings, and Demand for Institutional Change in the French Revolution

Waldinger, Maria - 2023

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The American origin of the French Revolution

Ottinger, Sebastian; Rosenberger, Lukas - 2024

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The American origin of the French Revolution

Ottinger, Sebastian; Rosenberger, Lukas - 2023

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The American Origin of the French Revolution

Ottinger, Sebastian; Rosenberger, Lukas - 2023

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The Neolithic Revolution in the Middle East

Allen, Robert C. - 2024

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Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? : evidence from a large-scale public works programme in Ethiopia

Hirvonen, Kalle; Machado, Elia; Simons, Andrew M. - 2024

We assess how one of the largest public works programmes in the world-Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP)-affected violent conflict and civil unrest. Using difference-in-differences methods and linking administrative and geocoded conflict event data, we find that the PSNP did not...

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International sanctions and coups d'état

Langer, Pascal - 2024 - This Version: December 20, 2024

This paper investigates the relationship between international sanctions and coups d'état in targeted countries. Employing a panel logit model and utilizing data from 1972 to 2013 drawn from the Global Sanctions Database and the Coup Leaders Dataset, we analyze the effects of UN and Western...

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Public healthcare financing during counterinsurgency efforts : evidence from Colombia

Lordemus, Samuel; Kreif, Noemi; Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo - 2024

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Institutional vulnerability, breakdown of trust : a model of social unrest In Chile

Velasco, Andrés; Funk, Robert - 2024

This paper revisits the standard explanations of the violent Chilean protests of late 2019, and in particular their exclusive focus on the role of inequality, which in fact had been falling prior to the emergence of unrest. Instead, we suggest that blame may lie in a crisis of trust in...

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The information content of conflict, social unrest and policy uncertainty measures for macroeconomic forecasting

Diakonova, Marina; Molina, Luis; Mueller, Hannes; … - 2024

It is widely accepted that episodes of social unrest, conflict, political tensions and policy uncertainty affect the economy. Nevertheless, the real-time dimension of such relationships is less studied, and it remains unclear how to incorporate them in a forecasting framework. This can be partly...

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