“Illiberal Ideas Are Having a Negative Effect on Our Political Culture”: A Conversation with Thomas Main …political spectrum, most of Main’s energies are devoted to studying extremist right-wing political thinking. What he finds is sobering. The centerpiece of The Rise of Illiberalism is a study of…
In Ukraine and Elsewhere, Is Third-Party Diplomacy Helpful in Ending Wars? …Biden, has engaged in unilateral diplomacy and paused its aid under the second Trump administration, hoping to pressure Ukraine into a peace deal. Eric Min, assistant professor of political science…
‘Political Polarization Has Become Almost a Form of Entertainment’: A Conversation with Clionadh Raleigh …have decreased, rather than countries becoming peaceful, what we’ve seen is a rise of political militias. There have been many more gangs with political and often economic objectives that have…
“It’s Time to Be Very Afraid”: A Conversation with Peter Coleman …American political polarization. How worried should we be that our political divisions will result in violence on the ground? Is it possible to change the dynamics that threaten our fragile…
“Pluralism Is a Learned Value”: A Conversation with Dan Vallone …to post political content online. They’re much less likely to give money to political candidates. Their level of engagement in politics is dramatically less than the progressive activists on the…
“We’re in the Danger Zone”: A Conversation with Caroline Mehl …I’m not so concerned about civil war anytime soon. But what has been happening, particularly among the political right, is that political violence is becoming more and more mainstream. Political…
In the Balkans, Barriers Made Neighbors Bad …of “political ethnicization,” which sought to overlay political agendas onto existing ethnic identities, incrementally constrained residents’ political choices. It suppressed political diversity and, in time, channeled residents—willingly or not—into violently…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2023-2024 African Fellows …Akande (University of Uyo, Department of Political Science & Public Administration) Separatism and Gender Roles: Exploring Women’s Involvement in IPOB’s Agitations in Nigeria’s South-east Region Adventino Banjwa (Makerere University, Makerere…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Welcomes Its 2025-2026 African Fellows …Case Study of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Lameck Kachena (University of Cape Town, Environmental and Geographical Sciences) Migration, Socioecological and Geopolitical Trajectories along the Great Limpopo and Chimanimani Transboundary Parks Stanley…
Troubled Peace: Explaining Political Violence in Post-Conflict Settings …their military victory and sanction their political power. Post-conflict targeted assassinations are therefore a strategy to establish political hegemony and, as such, they occur in the areas where the winners’…