“…The POSVAR dataset will not only allow scholars to test some of these theoretical claims, but will also be of great use to answer diverse questions on political violence, including the diffusion and onset of civil conflicts (Forsberg, 2014; Miller & Ritter, 2014; Salehyan & Gleditsch, 2006; Salehyan, 2009), one-sided violence and repression (Danneman & Ritter, 2014; Fisk, 2018; Wright & Moorthy, 2018), insurgent recruitment strategies (Eck, 2014; Hegghammer, 2013; Weinstein, 2005), terrorism (Choi & Salehyan, 2013; Milton, Spencer & Findley, 2013), pro-government militia behaviors (Carey, Mitchell & Lowe, 2013), and scapegoating and domestic diversion (Klein & Tokdemir, 2016). Research on refugee integration (Strang & Ager, 2010; Valenta & Bunar, 2010) can also benefit from the dataset.…”