People

James D. Fearon, PhD
Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences; Professor of Political Science; CISAC Affiliated 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

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)

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)

CISAC civil war experts influence policy debate on Iraq
December 13, 2006 News
Newsweek columnist cites CISAC's Fearon on likely failure of Iraqi power-sharing
in the news: Newsweek International on October 16, 2006