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Journal of Conflict Resolution (JCR), peer-reviewed and published eight times a year, for more than fifty years has provided scholars and researchers with the latest studies and theories on the causes of and solutions to the full range of human conflict. JCR focuses on conflict between and within states, but also explores a variety of inter-group and interpersonal conflicts that may help in understanding problems of war and peace. View full journal description

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Introducing the COW Arms Technology Data, 1816–2023: Structure and Applications

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On the Historical Roots of Interstate Conflicts: Evidence From Folklore Motifs

  • Marcello D’Amato
  • Francesco Flaviano Russo
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Leader Similarity and International Sanctions

  • Jerg Gutmann
  • Pascal Langer
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The Underreported Death Toll of Wars: A Probabilistic Reassessment From a Survey with UCDP Coders

  • Paola Vesco
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  • Håvard Hegre
  • Stina Högbladh
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The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression

  • Alexander Dukalskis
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  • Sebastian Hellmeier
  • Redmond Scales
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Estimating Dynamic State Preferences from United Nations Voting Data

  • Michael A. Bailey
  • Anton Strezhnev
  • Erik Voeten
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The Double-Edged Sword: How State Capacity Prolongs Autocratic Tenure but Hastens Democratization

  • Per F. Andersson
  • Jan Teorell
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Under the Umbrella: Nuclear Crises, Extended Deterrence, and Public Opinion

  • David M. Allison
  • Stephen Herzog
  • Jiyoung Ko
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The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression

  • Alexander Dukalskis
  • Saipira Furstenberg
  • Sebastian Hellmeier
  • Redmond Scales
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What is in a Mandate? Introducing the UN Peace Mission Mandates Dataset

  • Sara Hellmüller
  • Xiang-Yun Rosalind Tan
  • Corinne Bara
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Transatlantic Shakedown: Presidential Shaming and NATO Burden Sharing

  • Jordan Becker
  • Sarah E Kreps
  • Paul Poast
  • Rochelle Terman
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Responding to Uncertainty: The Importance of Covertness in Support for Retaliation to Cyber and Kinetic Attacks

  • Kathryn Hedgecock
  • Lauren Sukin
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Why Democracy Protests Do Not Diffuse

Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi

Justice Matters: Peace Negotiations, Stable Agreements, and Durable Peace

Daniel Druckman

Taming the Gods: How Religious Conflict Shapes State Repression

Peter Henne and Jason Kocek

Asset Complementarity, Resource Shocks, and the Political Economy of Property Rights

Arthur Silve
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