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Elections and Civic Space in South Sudan: Findings from the 2024 Public Perceptions of...

This report presents the opinion polling data on elections and civic space to inform ongoing discussions about the fate of the transitional process in South Sudan.

Ballots and Bills: Electoral Competition in Political Marketplaces

This paper examines the reality of electoral competition and how it intersects with political marketplace dynamics using the 2023 elections in Nigeria as a case study.

Shaping the Post-Conflict Landscape? The Role of Constitutions in Natural Resource...

This paper is primarily concerned with the way in which constitutions adopted as countries emerge from violent conflict deal with natural resources.

Identity, Violence, and Politics: Understanding Violence in Political Marketplaces

This policy brief is the second in a series of research papers that examine the nature of violent conflict within political marketplace countries and efforts to build lasting peace.

Governing for Whom? The Intersection of Identity, Violence, and Political Competition in...

This paper explores how negotiations over political authority play out in ‘real’ transactional politics across multiple levels of government under conditions of competitive rentierism using Nigeria as a case...

Mid-term, Corruption and International Engagement – xaa iigu jira? (what’s in it for...

This policy brief provides reflections on the current moment in Somalia’s political and political economy trajectory, half-way through the current presidential term.

The UN’s Humanitarian Transition from Emergency Assistance to Development Funding in...

To better understand the impact of the UN transition in Iraq, this research paper considers potential longer-term implications on three affected populations, including IDPs.

The War Against Ukraine and the Failure of “Great Power Politics”

This chapter interrogates the claim that the Russian war against Ukraine represents a “return” or “resurgence” of “great power politics.”