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James D. Fearon, PhD

Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences; Professor of Political Science; CISAC Faculty Member; CDDRL Affiliated Faculty

CISAC
Stanford University
Encina Hall
Stanford, CA 94305-6165

jfearon@stanford.edu
(650) 725-1314 (voice)

Research Interests
civil and ethnic violence

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Reports

Iraq: Democracy or Civil War?
James D. Fearon
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations (2006)

Journal Articles

Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion after Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-Conflict Liberia
Jeremy M. Weinstein, James D. Fearon, Macartan Humphreys
American Economic Review vol. 99, 2 (2009)
Iraq's Civil War
James D. Fearon
Foreign Affairs vol. 86, 2 (2007)
Primary Commodity Exports and Civil War
James D. Fearon
Journal of Conflict Resolution vol. 49, 4 (2005)
Why Do Some Civil Wars Last So Much Longer Than Others?
James D. Fearon
Journal of Peace Research vol. 41, 3 (2004)
Separatist Wars, Partition, and World Order
James D. Fearon
Security Studies vol. 13, 4 (2004)
Neotrusteeship and the Problem of Weak States
James D. Fearon, David Laitin
International Security vol. 28, 4 (2004)
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
James D. Fearon, David Laitin
American Political Science Review vol. 97, 1 (2003)

Op-eds & Editorials

civ|il war (siv-el wôr), n. 1 a violent conflict between organized groups within a country
James D. Fearon
CISAC, CDDRL Op-ed: Washington Post on April 9, 2006
Power struggle, tribal conflict or religious war?
Four experts shed light on what is really going on in Iraq
Noah Feldman, Vali Nasr, James D. Fearon, Juan Cole
CISAC Op-ed: Time magazine on February 26, 2006

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