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The Changing Relationship between the Justice and Development Party and the Kurds in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis investigates the circumstances surrounding two periods of reforms concerning the Kurds in Turkey to determine possible reasons for the introduction of reforms in 2013.
Pantich, Alexander D.
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Choosing Truth: The Influence of Function, Institutions, and Global Culture on the Establishment of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study explores Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) in post-conflict societies by testing three different theoretical explanations for their establishment.
Posner, Claire B.
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Immunization in developing countries : its political and organizational determinants [PDF]

open access: yes
The authors use cross-national social, political, economic, and institutional data to explain why some countries have stronger immunization programs than others, as measured by diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) and measles vaccine coverage rates and the
Gauri, Varun, Khaleghian, Peyvand
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Operação Condor: A internacionalização do terror [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
La internacionalización del terrorismo de Estado implantado en el Cono Sur, entre los años ‘70 y ‘80, reunió los países de la región, para combatir el peligro del avance del comunismo internacional.
Marmontel Braga, Leonardo
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Can institutions resolve ethnic conflict ? [PDF]

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High-quality institutions -- reflected in such factors as rule of law, bureaucratic quality, freedom from government expropriation, and freedom from government repudiation of contracts -- mitigate the adverse economic effects of ethnic fractionalization ...
Easterly, William
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The Truths of Torture: Victims’ Memories and State Histories in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Page range: 31-50This essay discusses the mass arrests and the torture of Indonesian political prisoners conducted by the Suharto regime from 1965 through 1969; the analysis is based on interviews with prisoners and state records of their “confessions ...
Roosa, John
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Measure for measure: how well do we measure micro-level conflict intensity?. [PDF]

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Rich measures of micro-level violent conflict intensity are key for successfully providing insight into the legacy of civil war.Yet, the debate on how exactly conflict intensity should be measured has just started.
Verpoorten, Marijke
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The Economic Welfare Cost of Conflict: An Empirical Assessment [PDF]

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War, whether external or internal, large or small, is a costly endeavor. Loss of life, loss of close friends or family, and the destruction of material possessions all play a part in the costs of war.
Gregory D. Hess
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