New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals how ethnic stacking in African countries helps keep authoritarian leaders in power.The study, led by researchers from the School of International Relations and published in the journal Conflict
Violent conflict often centres around the control of critical resources, including fossil fuels such as oil. This column explores how the location of oil reserves can affect the likelihood of a particular tension descending into widespread civil violence or war. Using a Norwegian data set, the authors show that the presence of onshore oil has a greater effect than offshore oil
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