Dr. Sebastian van Baalen
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Trials and Triangulations: Analyzing Aggregation Sensitivity in Event Data on Political Violence
Event datasets are indispensable for advancing research and informing policy in international studies. However, the process by which …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Kristine Höglund
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Introducing the Modes and Agents of Election-Related Violence in Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya (MAVERICK) Dataset
Electoral violence is a serious threat to free and fair elections. Theoretical explanations of electoral violence increasingly move …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Kristine Höglund
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Domains of Dominance: Political Territorial Control and Conflict-Related Violence in Postwar Abidjan
Why do some city districts experience more severe postwar violence than others? Existing research on both postwar and electoral …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Nguyen-Thao Ha
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Governing the Shadows: Territorial Control and State Making in Civil War
Under what conditions do rebels succeed in establishing functional institutions in state-dominated areas? Canonical theories of rebel …
Andres Uribe
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Sebastian van Baalen
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Civilian Protest in Civil War: Insights from Côte d'Ivoire
How does civilian protest shape civil war dynamics? Existing research shows that civilian protests against violence and war contribute …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Keeping Communal Peace in the Shadow of Civil War: A Natural Experiment from Côte d'Ivoire
Violent communal conflicts between identity-based groups are a severe threat to human security and development. While most communal …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Polls of Fear: Electoral Violence, Incumbent Strength, and Voter Turnout in Côte d'Ivoire
How, and under what conditions, does electoral violence influence voter turnout? Existing research often presumes that electoral …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Patterns of Electoral Violence during Côte d’Ivoire’s Third-Term Crisis
Almost a decade after the 2011 post-electoral crisis, Côte d’Ivoire once again held elections marred by widespread violence. The …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Abel Gbala
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Behind Enemy Lines: State-Insurgent Cooperation on Rebel Governance in Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka
Under what conditions do states and insurgents cooperate in providing rebel governance? Scholars have explored why and how insurgents …
Sebastian van Baalen
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Niels Terpstra
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Civil War Recurrence and Postwar Violence: Toward An Integrated Research Agenda
Violence after civil war is a challenge to sustainable peace. Many armed conflicts today are recurrences of previous wars and much of …
Corinne Bara
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Annekatrin Deglow
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Sebastian van Baalen
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