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Get off my lawn:Territorial civil wars and subsequent social intolerance in the public

Oct. 10, 2017

Tir, Jaroslav and Shane P. Singh. 2015."Get Off My Lawn: Territorial Civil Wars and Subsequent Social Intolerance in the Public." Journal of Peace Research 52(4): 478-491. Abstract: It is argued that threat related to territorial civil wars generates negative interpersonal attitudes that are both more intense and more broadly oriented...

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Partisanship, Militarized International Conflict, and Electoral Support for the Incumbent

Oct. 10, 2017

Singh, Shane P. and Jaroslav Tir. 2017. 鈥淧artisanship, Militarized International Conflict, and Electoral Support for the Incumbent.鈥 Political Research Quarterly. Abstract: Comparative politics scholarship often neglects to consider how militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) shape political behavior. In this project, we advance an argument that considers voter responses to international conflict...

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Painting Too 'Rosie'聽a Picture: The Impact of External Threat on Women's Economic Welfare.

TIR J, Bailey M. Conflict Management and Peace Science (2016). Abstract: Why is the economic status of women better in one country than another? We maintain that the answer lies in part in the extent of external threat to the homeland territory a country faces. Our project furthers the research...

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Drought, Local Institutional Context, and Support for Violence in Kenya.

MCCABE JT, Linke A, O'Loughlin J, Tir J, Witmer F. Journal of Colflict Resolution (December 15, 2016). Abstract: Two questions on the effects of climate change for social instability are addressed. First, do droughts and their associated environmental impacts affect support for the use of violence? Second, do local level...

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