Islands of Stability: Explaining Subnational Security in Fragile States

• In Event: New Frontiers in The Study of Conflict Processes

Brief Overview

This project tests a new theory explaining variation in subnational security provision in fragile states using interviews with elites in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, paired case studies, and an original dataset on governors in these countries.

Authors

• Michael Harsch, Boston University, Pardee School of Global Studies

• Kevin K. Troy, Harvard University