The ethical risks inherent in student research on political violence that involve human participants are myriad. Undergraduate and master’s…
This article reviews the remarkable growth in empirical literature in political science on wartime sexual violence against civilians,…
Welcome. My name is Kathryn Sikkink. I am the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and I will be…
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…
Undergraduate and master’s students frequently conduct independent human subjects research on topics related to political violence and…
In her new book, Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Contested Security in Latin America, vlog Assistant Professor of Public Policy Yanilda…
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching –…
Quantitative data about political violence are frequently based on “desk research,” data derived from secondary sources that do not require…
One of the core tasks of a well-functioning state is providing fair and adequate criminal justice. Recent events have raised concerns that…