Our Research
PIC Lab’s research is organized around four big themes
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- Civil War
- Self-Determination and Secession
- Repression and Discrimination
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Overcoming Intergroup Conflict
- Peacekeeping
- Intervention
- Powersharing
- Nation-Building
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PIC Lab’s research is organized around four big themes
Overcoming Intergroup Conflict