GOVERNANCE AND PIRACY
Research project led by Ursula Daxecker (co-PI) and Brandon Prins (co-PI), funded by a Minerva Initiative grant from the U.S. Department of Defense ($776,999, 2014-2016) and a supplemental grant ($180,750, 2016-2017)
Participating researchers: Jessica Di Salvatore, Anup Phayal
Piracy—like civil war, terrorism, and other organized crime—is a problem in weak and fragile states. But while helpful in identifying the countries most affected by maritime piracy, focusing on the weakness of entire countries does little to further our understanding of why piracy clusters close to some coastal communities but not to others. In Indonesia, for example, the coastal areas of Sumatra, Kalimantan, and the Riau Islands share similarly favorable geographic conditions and proximity to busy shipping lanes. Yet pirate organizations are found only in some places. Papers related to this project focus on national and subnational state capacity and piracy, how electoral competition can contribute to maritime crime, and piracy relates to armed conflict. The project was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Minerva Initiative. Data collected for the project are available here
Project output:
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2021. “Pirate Lands: State Capacity and Maritime Piracy” Oxford University Press.
Phayal, Anup, Brandon C. Prins, and Ursula Daxecker. 2019. “Fuelling Rebellion Maritime Piracy and the Duration of Civil War.” International Area Studies Review.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2017. “Financing Rebellion: Using Piracy to Explain and Predict Conflict Intensity in Africa and Southeast Asia” Journal of Peace Research 54(2): 215-230.
Prins, Brandon C. and Ursula E. Daxecker. 2017. Maritime Piracy and Foreign Policy. Oxford Research Encyclopaedia. Oxford University Press.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2016. “The Politicization of Crime: Electoral Competition and the Supply of Maritime Piracy in Indonesia.” Public Choice 169(3): 375-393.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2017. "Enforcing Order: Territorial Reach and Maritime Piracy." Conflict Management and Peace Science 34(4): 359-379.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2015. “Searching for Sanctuary: Government Power and the Location of Piracy.” International Interactions 41(4): 699-717. [Blog post at Political Violence @ a Glance]
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins (2015) "The New Barbary Wars: Forecasting Maritime Piracy." Foreign Policy Analysis 11(1): 23-44.
Participating researchers: Jessica Di Salvatore, Anup Phayal
Piracy—like civil war, terrorism, and other organized crime—is a problem in weak and fragile states. But while helpful in identifying the countries most affected by maritime piracy, focusing on the weakness of entire countries does little to further our understanding of why piracy clusters close to some coastal communities but not to others. In Indonesia, for example, the coastal areas of Sumatra, Kalimantan, and the Riau Islands share similarly favorable geographic conditions and proximity to busy shipping lanes. Yet pirate organizations are found only in some places. Papers related to this project focus on national and subnational state capacity and piracy, how electoral competition can contribute to maritime crime, and piracy relates to armed conflict. The project was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Minerva Initiative. Data collected for the project are available here
Project output:
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2021. “Pirate Lands: State Capacity and Maritime Piracy” Oxford University Press.
Phayal, Anup, Brandon C. Prins, and Ursula Daxecker. 2019. “Fuelling Rebellion Maritime Piracy and the Duration of Civil War.” International Area Studies Review.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2017. “Financing Rebellion: Using Piracy to Explain and Predict Conflict Intensity in Africa and Southeast Asia” Journal of Peace Research 54(2): 215-230.
Prins, Brandon C. and Ursula E. Daxecker. 2017. Maritime Piracy and Foreign Policy. Oxford Research Encyclopaedia. Oxford University Press.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2016. “The Politicization of Crime: Electoral Competition and the Supply of Maritime Piracy in Indonesia.” Public Choice 169(3): 375-393.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2017. "Enforcing Order: Territorial Reach and Maritime Piracy." Conflict Management and Peace Science 34(4): 359-379.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins. 2015. “Searching for Sanctuary: Government Power and the Location of Piracy.” International Interactions 41(4): 699-717. [Blog post at Political Violence @ a Glance]
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Brandon C. Prins (2015) "The New Barbary Wars: Forecasting Maritime Piracy." Foreign Policy Analysis 11(1): 23-44.
ELECTORAL VIOLENCE AND PROTESTING
Research project led by Ursula Daxecker (PI), funded by a Veni grant from the Dutch Science Foundation NWO (€250.000, 2014-2018) and a EU Marie Curie Career Integration grant (€100.000, 2014-2018)
Participating researchers: Elio Amicarelli, Alexander Jung
Recent elections in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Côte D’Ivoire, Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, and Pakistan have displayed substantial contestation and violence, but the causes and consequences of electoral contention remain poorly understood. The project collected a global, publicly available, fully geocoded dataset on election violence and contention. Publications and work in progress include an article describing the data, the relationship between election fraud, international observers and election violence, research on how fraud experiences affect post-election protest, and a manuscript on institutional biases and incentives for violence. The data collected for the project are publicly available for download at www.ecavdata.org
Project output:
Birch, Sarah, Ursula Daxecker, and Kristine Höglund. 2020. Special Issue on Electoral Violence. Journal of Peace Research 57(1).
Daxecker, Ursula E. 2020. "Unequal Votes, Unequal Violence: Malapportionment and Election Violence in India." Journal of Peace Research 57(1).
Daxecker, Ursula E., Jessica Di Salvatore, and Andrea Ruggeri. 2019. "Fraud is What People Make of it: Election Fraud, Fraud Perceptions, and Protesting in Nigeria." Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Daxecker, Ursula E., Elio Amicarelli, and Alexander Jung. 2019. “Electoral Contention and Violence (ECAV): Introducing a New Dataset on Election Violence.” Journal of Peace Research.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Alexander Jung. 2018. "Mixing Votes with Violence: Electoral Violence Around the World." The SAIS Review 38(1): 39-51.
Daxecker, Ursula E. (2014) "International Election Observers and Incentives for Pre-Election Violence in African Elections." Electoral Studies 34: 232-243. Coverage in Foreign Policy
Participating researchers: Elio Amicarelli, Alexander Jung
Recent elections in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Côte D’Ivoire, Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, and Pakistan have displayed substantial contestation and violence, but the causes and consequences of electoral contention remain poorly understood. The project collected a global, publicly available, fully geocoded dataset on election violence and contention. Publications and work in progress include an article describing the data, the relationship between election fraud, international observers and election violence, research on how fraud experiences affect post-election protest, and a manuscript on institutional biases and incentives for violence. The data collected for the project are publicly available for download at www.ecavdata.org
Project output:
Birch, Sarah, Ursula Daxecker, and Kristine Höglund. 2020. Special Issue on Electoral Violence. Journal of Peace Research 57(1).
Daxecker, Ursula E. 2020. "Unequal Votes, Unequal Violence: Malapportionment and Election Violence in India." Journal of Peace Research 57(1).
Daxecker, Ursula E., Jessica Di Salvatore, and Andrea Ruggeri. 2019. "Fraud is What People Make of it: Election Fraud, Fraud Perceptions, and Protesting in Nigeria." Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Daxecker, Ursula E., Elio Amicarelli, and Alexander Jung. 2019. “Electoral Contention and Violence (ECAV): Introducing a New Dataset on Election Violence.” Journal of Peace Research.
Daxecker, Ursula E. and Alexander Jung. 2018. "Mixing Votes with Violence: Electoral Violence Around the World." The SAIS Review 38(1): 39-51.
Daxecker, Ursula E. (2014) "International Election Observers and Incentives for Pre-Election Violence in African Elections." Electoral Studies 34: 232-243. Coverage in Foreign Policy