“...A central question in the study of political development is how conflict between ethnic groups might be transcended. Findings from social psychology suggest...”

“...When considering strategies to address violent conflict, an enduring debate concerns the wisdom of recognizing versus avoiding reference to ethnic identities...”

“...•A cluster-randomized trial studies two democracy promotion strategies in Liberia.•A civic education intervention administered by Liberian civil society...”

“...This paper synthesizes evidence from four recent “community-driven development” field experiments undertaken in countries affected by violent conflict and...”

“...With an unrepresentative sample, the estimate of a causal effect may fail to characterize how effects operate in the population of interest. What is less well...”

“...We present new methods to estimate causal effects retrospectively from micro data with the assistance of a machine learning ensemble. This approach overcomes...”

“...How can intergroup contact programs affect conflict-ridden communities besides improving the outgroup attitudes of participating individuals? We address this...”

“...A field experiment in rural Liberia is used to study democratic participation in fragile states. Fragile states are marked by political fragmentation, local...”