Journal of Peace Research
@jpeaceresearch.bsky.social
The Journal of Peace Research is an interdisciplinary and international bimonthly journal, covering scholarly work in peace research.
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📣New publication alert!📣
How do executive constraints influence the risk of conflict recurrence in post-conflict regimes?
@sverke.bsky.social (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social/MF vitenskapelig høyskole) explores how executive constraints can act as promises of minority & individual-rights protection.
How do executive constraints influence the risk of conflict recurrence in post-conflict regimes?
@sverke.bsky.social (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social/MF vitenskapelig høyskole) explores how executive constraints can act as promises of minority & individual-rights protection.
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📣New publication alert!📣
How do executive constraints influence the risk of conflict recurrence in post-conflict regimes?
@sverke.bsky.social (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social/MF vitenskapelig høyskole) explores how executive constraints can act as promises of minority & individual-rights protection.
How do executive constraints influence the risk of conflict recurrence in post-conflict regimes?
@sverke.bsky.social (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social/MF vitenskapelig høyskole) explores how executive constraints can act as promises of minority & individual-rights protection.
📢 New publication alert! 📢
How do economic provisions in peace agreements affect the durability of peace?
In this article, @elisaadamico.bsky.social, @sansosa.bsky.social, and Molly Melin examine how private goods for ex-combatants and public goods can shape peace durability after civil war.
How do economic provisions in peace agreements affect the durability of peace?
In this article, @elisaadamico.bsky.social, @sansosa.bsky.social, and Molly Melin examine how private goods for ex-combatants and public goods can shape peace durability after civil war.
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📢 New publication alert! 📢
How do economic provisions in peace agreements affect the durability of peace?
In this article, @elisaadamico.bsky.social, @sansosa.bsky.social, and Molly Melin examine how private goods for ex-combatants and public goods can shape peace durability after civil war.
How do economic provisions in peace agreements affect the durability of peace?
In this article, @elisaadamico.bsky.social, @sansosa.bsky.social, and Molly Melin examine how private goods for ex-combatants and public goods can shape peace durability after civil war.
📢New JPR publication!📢
What explains rebel movement during civil wars? Why do only some head right for the capital?
Bryce W Reeder (University of Missouri) and Gary Uzonyi (@unistrathclyde.bsky.social) develop a new framework linking rebel strategy to the strategic and symbolic value of territory.
What explains rebel movement during civil wars? Why do only some head right for the capital?
Bryce W Reeder (University of Missouri) and Gary Uzonyi (@unistrathclyde.bsky.social) develop a new framework linking rebel strategy to the strategic and symbolic value of territory.
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📢New JPR publication!📢
What explains rebel movement during civil wars? Why do only some head right for the capital?
Bryce W Reeder (University of Missouri) and Gary Uzonyi (@unistrathclyde.bsky.social) develop a new framework linking rebel strategy to the strategic and symbolic value of territory.
What explains rebel movement during civil wars? Why do only some head right for the capital?
Bryce W Reeder (University of Missouri) and Gary Uzonyi (@unistrathclyde.bsky.social) develop a new framework linking rebel strategy to the strategic and symbolic value of territory.
📢 New publication alert! 📢
In this Research Note, Tobias Böhmelt (@universityofessex.bsky.social) examines whether migration-related coercion is more likely to succeed when targeted states face both domestic and environmental stress.
In this Research Note, Tobias Böhmelt (@universityofessex.bsky.social) examines whether migration-related coercion is more likely to succeed when targeted states face both domestic and environmental stress.
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📢 New publication alert! 📢
In this Research Note, Tobias Böhmelt (@universityofessex.bsky.social) examines whether migration-related coercion is more likely to succeed when targeted states face both domestic and environmental stress.
In this Research Note, Tobias Böhmelt (@universityofessex.bsky.social) examines whether migration-related coercion is more likely to succeed when targeted states face both domestic and environmental stress.
📢 New publication alert! 📢
How does attachment to the nation influence one's perception of white nationalist terrorism in the United States?
In this article, Victoria Gurevich and Christopher Gelpi examine how national attachment can make people less concerned about white supremacist violence.
How does attachment to the nation influence one's perception of white nationalist terrorism in the United States?
In this article, Victoria Gurevich and Christopher Gelpi examine how national attachment can make people less concerned about white supremacist violence.
October 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
📢 New publication alert! 📢
How does attachment to the nation influence one's perception of white nationalist terrorism in the United States?
In this article, Victoria Gurevich and Christopher Gelpi examine how national attachment can make people less concerned about white supremacist violence.
How does attachment to the nation influence one's perception of white nationalist terrorism in the United States?
In this article, Victoria Gurevich and Christopher Gelpi examine how national attachment can make people less concerned about white supremacist violence.
📢 New article📢
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📢 New article📢
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
📣 New Special Issue! 📣
Our new special issue on Political Violence in Democracies is now out! 📖
This very timely special issue has been guest edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social.
Check out the complete issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/jpra/62/5
Our new special issue on Political Violence in Democracies is now out! 📖
This very timely special issue has been guest edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social.
Check out the complete issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/jpra/62/5
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
📣 New Special Issue! 📣
Our new special issue on Political Violence in Democracies is now out! 📖
This very timely special issue has been guest edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social.
Check out the complete issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/jpra/62/5
Our new special issue on Political Violence in Democracies is now out! 📖
This very timely special issue has been guest edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social.
Check out the complete issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/jpra/62/5
📢 New publication! 📢
Does political violence backfire in mature democracies?
In this article, @kkrakows.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and @juansemorales.bsky.social (Wilfrid Laurier University) examine how the January 6 US Capitol Attack affected public support for US politicians.
Does political violence backfire in mature democracies?
In this article, @kkrakows.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and @juansemorales.bsky.social (Wilfrid Laurier University) examine how the January 6 US Capitol Attack affected public support for US politicians.
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📢 New publication! 📢
Does political violence backfire in mature democracies?
In this article, @kkrakows.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and @juansemorales.bsky.social (Wilfrid Laurier University) examine how the January 6 US Capitol Attack affected public support for US politicians.
Does political violence backfire in mature democracies?
In this article, @kkrakows.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and @juansemorales.bsky.social (Wilfrid Laurier University) examine how the January 6 US Capitol Attack affected public support for US politicians.
📢 New publication! 📢
Why do ordinary citizens participate in election violence in democracies?
Kathleen Klaus and @meganturnbull.bsky.social argue that such violence is often jointly produced by elites and citizens, enabled by threat-based narratives and social networks that legitimize violence.
Why do ordinary citizens participate in election violence in democracies?
Kathleen Klaus and @meganturnbull.bsky.social argue that such violence is often jointly produced by elites and citizens, enabled by threat-based narratives and social networks that legitimize violence.
September 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📢 New publication! 📢
Why do ordinary citizens participate in election violence in democracies?
Kathleen Klaus and @meganturnbull.bsky.social argue that such violence is often jointly produced by elites and citizens, enabled by threat-based narratives and social networks that legitimize violence.
Why do ordinary citizens participate in election violence in democracies?
Kathleen Klaus and @meganturnbull.bsky.social argue that such violence is often jointly produced by elites and citizens, enabled by threat-based narratives and social networks that legitimize violence.
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
When do armed groups capture democratic elections, and when do they fail to do so?
In a new study, @andresuribe.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) investigates how local party competition can shape the effectiveness of coercion during Colombia’s 2002 Senate elections.
When do armed groups capture democratic elections, and when do they fail to do so?
In a new study, @andresuribe.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) investigates how local party competition can shape the effectiveness of coercion during Colombia’s 2002 Senate elections.
September 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
When do armed groups capture democratic elections, and when do they fail to do so?
In a new study, @andresuribe.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) investigates how local party competition can shape the effectiveness of coercion during Colombia’s 2002 Senate elections.
When do armed groups capture democratic elections, and when do they fail to do so?
In a new study, @andresuribe.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) investigates how local party competition can shape the effectiveness of coercion during Colombia’s 2002 Senate elections.
What explains the variation in protest intensity after the 2020 US presidential election and subsequent election fraud claims?
Using a novel data set on protest activity, @marietheresemeye.bsky.social
shows that endorsement of election denial claims by local elites increased protest mobilization.
Using a novel data set on protest activity, @marietheresemeye.bsky.social
shows that endorsement of election denial claims by local elites increased protest mobilization.
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What explains the variation in protest intensity after the 2020 US presidential election and subsequent election fraud claims?
Using a novel data set on protest activity, @marietheresemeye.bsky.social
shows that endorsement of election denial claims by local elites increased protest mobilization.
Using a novel data set on protest activity, @marietheresemeye.bsky.social
shows that endorsement of election denial claims by local elites increased protest mobilization.
🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨
What do we really know about political violence in democracies?
In their introduction to JPR's upcoming Special Issue, @andrearuggeri.bsky.social , Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social outline key insights and introduce 14 articles that push the field forward.
What do we really know about political violence in democracies?
In their introduction to JPR's upcoming Special Issue, @andrearuggeri.bsky.social , Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social outline key insights and introduce 14 articles that push the field forward.
September 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨
What do we really know about political violence in democracies?
In their introduction to JPR's upcoming Special Issue, @andrearuggeri.bsky.social , Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social outline key insights and introduce 14 articles that push the field forward.
What do we really know about political violence in democracies?
In their introduction to JPR's upcoming Special Issue, @andrearuggeri.bsky.social , Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social outline key insights and introduce 14 articles that push the field forward.
📚 Reminder: Want to guest edit JPR's 2027 Special Issue? Submit your proposal by 15 August! Details here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr... We look forward to receiving your proposal!
August 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
📚 Reminder: Want to guest edit JPR's 2027 Special Issue? Submit your proposal by 15 August! Details here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr... We look forward to receiving your proposal!
As JPR's Editorial Office heads into the summer break, we are excited to share that we have just published our largest issue yet!
👉 Check out the July issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JPR/curr...
We will be back in early August - until then, happy reading and a peaceful summer! 🌞
👉 Check out the July issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JPR/curr...
We will be back in early August - until then, happy reading and a peaceful summer! 🌞
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
As JPR's Editorial Office heads into the summer break, we are excited to share that we have just published our largest issue yet!
👉 Check out the July issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JPR/curr...
We will be back in early August - until then, happy reading and a peaceful summer! 🌞
👉 Check out the July issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JPR/curr...
We will be back in early August - until then, happy reading and a peaceful summer! 🌞
How do nonviolent alternatives affect international support for violent rebel groups? @matthewcebul.bsky.social (@usip.org) and Jonathan Pinckney (University of Texas at Dallas) explore this question in a new article drawing on two cross-national survey experiments spanning 30+ countries.
June 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
How do nonviolent alternatives affect international support for violent rebel groups? @matthewcebul.bsky.social (@usip.org) and Jonathan Pinckney (University of Texas at Dallas) explore this question in a new article drawing on two cross-national survey experiments spanning 30+ countries.
The updated dataset extends the temporal coverage and scope, adds indicators of tactical choice and tracks organizational demand preferences over time.
June 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The updated dataset extends the temporal coverage and scope, adds indicators of tactical choice and tracks organizational demand preferences over time.
DEADLINE EXTENDED! You now have until 15 August to submit your proposal to guest edit JPR's 2027 Special Issue. Find all the details here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
June 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! You now have until 15 August to submit your proposal to guest edit JPR's 2027 Special Issue. Find all the details here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
New UCDP data release! In the 2024 update from the @ucdp.bsky.social, organised violence remained alarmingly high, with 61 state-based conflicts and nearly 160,000 recorded fatalities.
June 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
New UCDP data release! In the 2024 update from the @ucdp.bsky.social, organised violence remained alarmingly high, with 61 state-based conflicts and nearly 160,000 recorded fatalities.
How do sanctions shape military priorities?
June 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
How do sanctions shape military priorities?
Reminder: One month left to submit your proposal for guest editing JPR's 2027 Special Issue! Details here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
June 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Reminder: One month left to submit your proposal for guest editing JPR's 2027 Special Issue! Details here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
Drawing on original data and a mixed-methods approach, the study highlights the unintended consequences of multilateral interventions that explicitly support one side in a civil war.
May 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Drawing on original data and a mixed-methods approach, the study highlights the unintended consequences of multilateral interventions that explicitly support one side in a civil war.
The study introduces original global data and shows how internal gender hierarchies can influence patterns of reproductive control and coercion.
May 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The study introduces original global data and shows how internal gender hierarchies can influence patterns of reproductive control and coercion.
Using a mediation analysis design and subnational data, the authors test a comprehensive conceptual framework in which the effects of climate variability on conflict risk run through nutritional stress, particularly among vulnerable populations.
May 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Using a mediation analysis design and subnational data, the authors test a comprehensive conceptual framework in which the effects of climate variability on conflict risk run through nutritional stress, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Drawing on global data from 1989-2015 and interviews with FARC leaders, the study offers insight into how leadership experience shapes wartime strategy and perseverance.
May 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Drawing on global data from 1989-2015 and interviews with FARC leaders, the study offers insight into how leadership experience shapes wartime strategy and perseverance.
Drawing on original data from 1991-2023, they investigate when and why such visits occur, and what they tell us about international support for authoritarian durability.
May 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Drawing on original data from 1991-2023, they investigate when and why such visits occur, and what they tell us about international support for authoritarian durability.