Jaroslav Tir

Latent territorial threat and democratic regime reversalsBy: Johannes Karreth, Jaroslav Tir, Douglas M GiblerAbstract: Why do some democracies revert to non-democratic forms of governance? We develop an explanation of democratic reversals that

Does threat from COVID-19 stimulate attitudes amenable to public cooperation? Evidence from IndiaBy: Shane P Singh, Jaroslav TirAbstract: Especially before the development of vaccines, efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 relied heavily on

Consent in peacekeepingBy: Timothy Passmore, Johannes Karreth, Jaroslav TirAbstract: In September 2007, amid widespread armed attacks by rebel groups against civilians in easternChad and the Central African Republic, the UN Security Council

Threat‐Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey ResponsesBy: Shane P Singh, Jaroslav TirAbstract: A key challenge in survey research is social desirability bias: respondents feel pressured to report acceptable

International third parties and the implementation of comprehensive peace agreements after civil warBy: Johannes Karreth, Jason Quinn, Madhav Joshi, Jaroslav TirAbstract: Comprehensive peace agreements (CPAs) are the most impactful negotiated

The Role of Foreign Aid in Procuring Civil War Party Consent to PeacekeepingBy: Johannes Karreth, Timothy JA Passmore, Jaroslav TirAbstract: Successful peacekeeping depends heavily on the conflict parties providing unrestricted consent to the

Less human than human: Threat, language, and relative dehumanizationBy: Shane P Singh, Jaroslav TirAbstract: A government's decision to communicate in a native tongue rather than a commonly used and understood but non-native language can prompt

Civil war mediation in the shadow of IGOs: The path to comprehensive peace agreementsBy: Johannes Karreth, Jaroslav Tir, Jason Quinn, Madhav JoshiAbstract: Recent research shows that comprehensive peace agreements (CPAs) are effective in ending

Support for the use of military force to prevent secession: the case of Scottish independenceBy: Jaroslav Tir, Shane P Singh, Xiaojun LiAbstract: Secessions are often understood to be inherently war-prone, perhaps because individuals have been

Jaroslav Tir, professor in the Political Science Department here at ̽����Ƶ, explores why multiethnic countries, that once lived in harmony like Yugoslavia, devolve into violent ethnic conflicts. His research, coauthored with