Research Agenda
Our research focuses on rebel-to-party transformation, political parties, state-building and democratisation. We are particularly interested in the relationship between conflict type and ending, rebel group organisation and transformation, and the quality of electoral politics, peace and democracy in post-war societies. Existing analysis of the…
Research Themes
Our research is guided by four core themes: rebel group to political party transition political parties and elections state-building; and inclusion and democracy. These themes allow an in-depth exploration of the role of former armed groups in politics across time. We map the political…
Blog
Shama Ams, PhD Student at the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, shares findings from his comparative case study research on post-conflict state-building in Sri Lanka, Spain and Rwanda. Internal conflict remains one of the most significant security challenges of the…
