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  1. Seeing what Citizens Miss: How Monitors Improve Election Violence Reporting

    Article • Journal of Conflict Resolution, February 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  2. Facebook Usage and Outgroup Intolerance in Myanmar

    Article • Political Communication, March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  3. Political elite cues and attitude formation in post-conflict contexts

    Article • Journal of Peace Research, September 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  4. Do Citizens’ Preferences Matter? Shaping Legislator Attitudes Towards Peace Agreements

    Article • Journal of Conflict Resolution, May 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  5. How Does International Intervention Work to Secure Peace Settlements After Civil Conflicts?

    Article • British Journal of Political Science, March 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  6. Policing Institutions and Post-Conflict Peace

    Article • Journal of Conflict Resolution, May 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  7. Experiments in Post-Conflict Contexts

    Article • April 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  8. Weapons of the Weak State: How Post-Conflict States Shape International Statebuilding

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  9. How International Actors Help Enforce Domestic Deals

    Article • Annual Review of Political Science, May 2020, Annual Reviews

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  10. Third-Party Policymakers and the Limits of the Influence of Indicators

    Article • March 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  11. Untouchable Forces: Restoring Trust in Security in Weak States?

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  12. Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Drug War

    Article • Comparative Political Studies, October 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  13. Using Political Cues for Attitude Formation in Post-Conflict Contexts

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  14. How and Why Armed Groups Participate in Elections

    Article • Perspectives on Politics, August 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  15. Considering concessions: A survey experiment on the Colombian peace process

    Article • Conflict Management and Peace Science, August 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  16. External Engagement: Explaining the Spread of Electoral Participation Provisions in Civil Conflict Settlements

    Article • International Studies Quarterly, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  17. Does Counterinsurgent Success Match Social Support? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Colombia

    Article • The Journal of Politics, July 2018, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  18. How International Actors Help Enforce Domestic Deals

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  19. How Does Peacekeeping Held Secure Post-Conflict Peace?

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  20. Third-Party Policymakers and the Limits of the Influence of Indicators

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  21. The Colombian Paradox: Peace Processes, Elite Divisions & Popular Plebiscites

    Article • Daedalus, October 2017, The MIT Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  22. The Contagious Diffusion of Worldwide Terrorism: Is It Less Common Than We Might Think?

    Article • Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, April 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  23. Bullets for Ballots: Electoral Participation Provisions and Enduring Peace after Civil Conflict

    Article • International Security, April 2017, The MIT Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  24. How Does International Intervention Work? Mechanisms for Securing Peace Settlements in Civil Conflicts

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  25. Electing Peace

    Article • January 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  26. How and Why Armed Groups Participate in Elections

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  27. Using violence, seeking votes

    Article • Journal of Peace Research, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  28. External Engagement: Explaining the Spread of Electoral Participation Provisions in Civil Conflict Settlements

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  29. The Colombian Paradox: Peace Processes, Elite Divisions, and Popular Plebiscites

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  30. Running Candidates after Using Violence? Evidence on a Possible Path to Peace from a Survey Experiment in Colombia

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  31. Using Violence, Seeking Votes: Introducing the Militant Group Electoral Participation (MGEP) Dataset

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  32. Empiricists overturn conventional wisdom on civil war and insurgency

    Article • Annual Review of Political Science, May 2015, Annual Reviews

    Professor Eli Berman, Dr Aila M Matanock

  33. The Empiricists' Insurgency

    Article • April 2015, National Bureau of Economic Research

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  34. Governance Delegation Agreements: Shared Sovereignty as a Substitute for Limited Statehood

    Article • Governance, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  35. The Enemy at Home: Exploring the Social Roots of Criminal Organizations in Mexico

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  36. Bullets for Ballots: Electoral Participation Provisions in Peace Agreements and Conflict Recurrence

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  37. Living in Fear: Mapping the Social Embeddedness of Drug Gangs and Violence in Mexico

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  38. Learning to Share: Explaining the Conditions Under Which States Delegate Governance

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  39. Appendix: Formalizing the Model

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  40. Bibliography

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  41. Causes of Electoral Participation Provisions

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  42. Consequences of Electoral Participation Provisions

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  43. Credible Transitions from Civil Conflict: Provisions for Combatant Participation in Post-Conflict Elections

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  44. Electoral Participation Provisions: A Theory of External Engagement

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  45. Engaging through Elections: External Observation and Incentives around Elections during Implementation

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  46. International Involvement over Time: Changes with the End of the Cold War and Patterns Thereafter

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  47. Participating for Peace: Examining the Effect of Electoral Participation Provisions on Peace

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  48. Securing Peace: Conclusions about Electoral Participation and External Engagement in Post-Conflict States

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  49. Shifting Expectations of Engagement: Paving a Path for Peace Agreements Based on Electoral Participation Provisions

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock

  50. Trading Bullets for Ballots: Examining the Inclusion of Electoral Participation Provisions

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Aila M Matanock