Latest Research in Political Conflict and Governance

Top Research Topics in Political Conflict and Governance

• Political Conflict and Governance — 8 papers
• African Education and Politics — 7 papers
• Policing Practices and Perceptions — 5 papers
• Populism, Right-Wing Movements — 5 papers
• International Relations and Foreign Policy — 4 papers
• Peacebuilding and International Security — 4 papers
• Intelligence, Security, War Strategy — 2 papers
• Global Security and Public Health — 2 papers
• Social Policy and Reform Studies — 2 papers
• Migration and Labor Dynamics — 1 papers

Highest-Cited Papers

1. Origins of British-American cooperation in political intelligence, 1914–1919
2. Managing recruitment, risk, and reintegration: Ethiopian domestic workers and the migration industry
3. The Victory Trap: Endogenous Opposition Coalition Weaknesses in Reversing Autocracy
4. Surveillance oversight paradoxes of post-colonial transitions to democracy in Namibia and Zimbabwe
5. Why young people are turning away from voting: insights from eThekwini
6. The Northern Ethiopia War and the persistence of internal displacement: subnational evidence from a difference-in-differences analysis
7. Decolonising Liberal Democracy: Amílcar Cabral's Political Thought and the Reconstruction of Participatory Democracy in Africa
8. Putting Democratic Theory and Principles of Justice in the Right Place: Ethical Pluralism in Collaborative and Participatory Governance
9. International drivers of political settlement change in Africa
10. The Authorship Principle: What Makes Democracy (Un)Democratic
11. RESURGENCE OF MILITARY COUPS IN WEST AFRICA: ENGAGING THE INTERPLAY OF EXTERNAL INTERESTS, NATIONAL MALADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES
12. THE RECURRENCE OF DEMOCRATIC HOKUM IN NIGERIAN POLITICAL HISTORY SINCE 1979: ITS PEDAGOGIC IMPLICATIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD
13. Antidemocratic Policing in America: The Institutionalization of Historical Trauma
14. What's the Problem with Responsible Internationalisation? Analysis of Discursive Shifts in Swedish Higher Education Policy
15. Antidemocratic Policing in America: The Institutionalization of Historical Trauma
16. Understanding the impact of extreme war outcomes on future fights
17. Neither Democratic Breakthrough nor Conservative Consolidation: Thailand’s 2026 General Election in a Contested Political Order
18. Consolidating Peace and Security in Africa
19. Party organisation and the strategic use of federal narratives in electoral campaigns: Evidence from Assam, India
20. Hawks and Doves: Philippine foreign policy speech analysis toward the U.S. and China, 1966–2025