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States of disorder: An ecosystems approach to state-building in conflict-affected countriesWhy is the recent track record of state-building so poor?...
Statebuilding Peacebuilding GovernanceWorking Paper
The incursion of Leviathan: wartime territorial control and post-conflict state capacity in PeruHow do civil war dynamics affect state-building decisions in the aftermath of conflict?...
Civil conflict State capacity Post-conflictWorking Paper
Wartime governance and state-building trajectories in post-conflict societiesTo date, there is limited understanding about the consequences of wartime dynamics for post-war state-building processes...
Political violence War ConflictWorking Paper
Fiscal states in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptualization and empirical trendsThis paper contributes to the debate on domestic revenue mobilization and state-building in the Global South by asking whether there are fiscal states in sub-Saharan Africa...
Fiscal states Sub-Saharan Africa TaxationWorking Paper
No taxation without informational foundation: On the role of legibility in tax state developmentThis paper combines cross-national statistical analysis and in-depth historical case studies of Argentina and Chile to explore the relationship between two crucial dimensions of state capacity...
State capacity Information Fiscal capacityBook Chapter
Foreign aid and peacebuildingForeign aid is a core component of peacebuilding and among the largest external financial flows to fragile states and conflict-affected areas. Nevertheless, troubling critiques have been raised about its overall impact and effectiveness...
Foreign aid Peacebuilding Aid effectivenessAbout
Sub-national institutional performance across Ghana’s districts and regions – variation and causes
Ghana Institutional performance State capacity Project
Institutional legacies of violent conflict
Theme: Transforming states
Violent conflict Political violence Wartime governanceWorking Paper
Civic legacies of wartime governanceIn conflict zones around the world, both state and non-state actors deliver governance at local levels. This paper explores the long-term impact of individual exposure to ‘wartime governance’ on social and political behaviour...
Conflict Statebuilding Local development