Peace and Conflict 2014

About David A. BackerJonathan WilkenfeldPaul K. Huth

David A. Backer is a Research Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management, as well as Director of the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management, at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on conflict dynamics and post-conflict processes. He is Co-Director of the West Africa Transitional Justice Project and the Constituency-Level Elections Archive., >Jonathan Wilkenfeld is a Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, where he serves as Director of the ICONS simulation project. His research and publications focus on conflict and crisis, with particular emphasis on negotiation and mediation at the interstate and intrastate levels. He is CoDirector of the International Crisis Behavior Project., >Paul K. Huth is a Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland and Director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management. He is also editor of the Journal of Conflict Resolution. He has published books and widely in journals on subjects related to the study of international conflict and war, including deterrence behavior, crisis decision making, territorial disputes, the democratic peace, international law and dispute resolution, and the civilian consequences of war.