Friday, we got to know that a large project has been funded by the Research Council of Norway's INFRASTRUKTUR initiative, that aims to build up relevant, up-to-date infrastructure that is accessible to the research community, to various private and public sector user groups, and to the general public.
Although this years ISA Convention was cancelled, the annual awards have still been announced.
The book Transnational Dynamics of Civil War (Cambridge University Press) presents research completed in 2010-12 by one of the working groups of PRIO’s Center for the Study of Civil War (CSCW).
The Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence at Yale University MacMillan Center announces a conference on Conference on Paramilitaries, Militias, and Civil Defense Forces in Civil Wars, to be held 19-20 October 2012.
Jake Shapiro and Nils Weidmann's paper "Talking About Killing: Cell Phones, Collective Action, and Insurgent Violence in Iraq" was presented on the frequently-read academic blog called the Monkey Cage.
The August issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution is a special issue dedicated to output from the Disaggregating Civil War project.
We are delighted to announce that this year's Stuart A.