Economic Governance, Political Freedoms and the Conditions of Societal Violence: Liberty and Peace

This book shows how the underlying causes of civil war and political violence is based in concrete conditions relating to economic governance.

Indra de Soysa is Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His research primarily focuses on political, economic and social outcomes of economic liberalization, the effects of institutions, and the causes of peace and prosperity. He has published widely on Foreign Direct Investment, the causes of civil and political violence, consequences of inequality, the natural resource curse, globalization, and environmental politics. His many publications appear in World Development, American Sociological Review, International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, European Journal of Criminology, British Journal of Criminology, International Studies Quarterly, Energy Policy, Resource Policy, Social Science & Medicine among several others. He is a member of the Royal Norwegian Academy.