About
James Fearon is a political scientist whose research focuses on armed conflict and political violence.
He is interested in civil war and ethnic violence, self-enforcing democratic institutions and international bargaining and conflict.
Awards
- Senior Fellow, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- Fellow of the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences
- International Studies Association's Karl Deutsch Award
Relevant Publications
Fearon, J. et al. “How Does Development Assistance Affect Collective Action Capacity? Results from a Field Experiment in Post-Conflict Liberia.” Am. Polit. Sci. Rev. 109, no. 3 (August 2015): 450–69.
Fearon, J. “Self-Enforcing Democracy.” Q. J. Econ. 126, no. 4 (November 2011): 1661–1708.
Fearon, J., and D. Laitin. “Sons of the Soil, Migrants, and Civil War.” World Dev. 39, no. 2 (February 2011): 199–211.
Fearon, J. “Iraq’s Civil War.” Foreign Affairs 86, no. 2 (2007).
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