Peer-reviewed articles

Sabine C. Carey, Belén González and Christian Gläßel. Forthcoming. Divergent perceptions of peace in post-conflict societies: Insights from Sri Lanka. Journal of Conflict Resolution, doi: 10.1177/00220027221104719.

Sabine C. Carey, Belén González and Neil J. Mitchell. Forthcoming. Media freedom and the escalation of state violence. Political Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217211020243.

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Sabine C. Carey, Neil J. Mitchell and Katrin Paula. 2022. The Life, Death and Diversity of Pro-Government Militias: The Fully Revised Pro-Government Militias Database Version 2.0. Political Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217211020243.

Sabine C. Carey and Anita R. Gohdes. 2021. Understanding journalist killings. The Journal of Politics 83(4): 1216-1228.

Sabine C. Carey and Belén González. 2021. “The legacy of war: The effect of militias in postwar repression.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 38(3): 247-269.

Christoph V. Steinert, Janina I. Steinert and Sabine C. Carey. 2019. "Spoilers of peace: Pro-government militias as risk factors for conflict recurrence." Journal of Peace Research 56(2): 249-263.

Anita R. Gohdes and Sabine C. Carey. 2017. "Canaries in a Coal Mine: What the killings of journalists tell us about future repression." Journal of Peace Research 54(2): 157-174.


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Sabine C. Carey and Neil J. Mitchell. 2017. "Pro-government Militias" Annual Review of Political Science 20: 127-147.

Sabine C. Carey, Neil J. Mitchell and Adam Scharpf. 2016. "Pro-Government Militias and Conflict." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.33. Last modified February 24, 2022.

Neil J. Mitchell, Sabine C. Carey and Christopher Butler. 2014. "The Impact of Pro-Government Militias on Human Rights Violations."  International Interactions: 40(5): 812-836. 

Sabine C. Carey, Neil J. Mitchell and Will Lowe. 2013. "States, the Security Sector and the Monopoly of Violence: A New Database on Pro-Government Militias."  Journal of Peace Research Vol 50(2): 249-258, 2013.

Blog post

Sabine C. Carey. 2021. The promises and perils of pro-government militias in armed conflicts. PEACELAB Blogpost, Global Public Policy Institute, 14 April.