Prof. Katrin Paula, together with Prof. Sabine Carey (University of Mannheim) and Prof. Neil Mitchell (UCL) published a new article “The Life, Death and Diversity of Pro-Government Militias: The Fully Revised Pro-Government Militias Database Version 2.0.” in Research & Politics 9(1). The data are available here.

 The fully revised version of the PGMD provides new opportunities for studying questions such as when states rely on militias, how they chose among different types and the consequences for stability and peace. It includes new information on the characteristics, behaviour, life cycle and organization of 504 pro-government militias across the globe between 1981 and 2014.