Why do some societies experience persistent instability while others sustain continuity, even under conditions of inequality?The Political Economy of Violenceoffers a rigorous and original framework for understanding conflict, instability, and

Why does wealth in the ground so often translate to conflict on the surface?Resource, Region, and Ruin explores the paradox of resource-rich states plagued by instability, grievance, and underdevelopment.…

The Political Economy of Violence offers a  general theory of conflict linking allocation, power, and inequality to systemic instability and violence across political and economic systems.

This book, Resource, Region, and Ruin, explores why natural wealth so often leads to conflict instead of prosperity. Introducing the MASI framework, the book examines how mobility limits, exclusion, and