HiCN Working Papers Series
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Constraining the Samurai: Rebellion and Taxation in Early Modern Japan
Abbey Steele, Christopher Paik, Seiki Tanaka
War is central to state formation, in part because it precipitates new and higher taxes. But what happens in the absence of war? In this […]
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Warfare, Political Identities, and Displacement in Spain and Colombia
This paper explores the causes of displacement during civil wars. Recent scholarship has shown that conventional civil wars – those in which forces are relatively balanced – and irregular […]
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Electing Displacement: Political Cleansing in Apartadó, Colombia
This article highlights a nefarious effect of elections during civil wars by demonstrating that they can facilitate the displacement of civilians. This occurs through two […]
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Massive Civilian Displacement in Civil War: Assessing Variation in Colombia
The displacement of civilians is a frequent, yet understudied, outcome of armed groups’ and civilians’ behavior during civil wars. In particular, I find that displacement […]