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Peace by Design: Managing Intrastate Conflict through Decentralization
Dawn Brancati
2009. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Democracy Protests: Origins, Features, and Significance
Dawn Brancati
2016. New York: Cambridge University Press.

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Textbook: Social Scientific Research
Dawn Brancati
2018. London: SAGE Publications.

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Book Project: Observing Electoral Violence
Dawn Brancati

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Decentralization: Fueling the Fire or Dampening the Flames of Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism?
Dawn Brancati
2006. International Organization (July): 651-685.
Winner of 2006 APSA Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper Award

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Political Aftershocks: The Impact of Earthquakes on Intrastate Conflict
Dawn Brancati
2007. Journal of Conflict Resolution 51(5): 715-743.

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The Origins and Strengths of Regional Parties
Dawn Brancati
2008. British Journal of Political Science 38(1): 135-159. 

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Winning Alone: The Electoral Fate of Independent Candidates Worldwide
Dawn Brancati
2008. Journal of Politics 70(3): 648-662. 

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Rushing to the Polls: The Causes of Early Post-conflict Elections
Dawn Brancati and Jack L. Snyder
2011. Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (3): 469-492. 

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Time to Kill: The Impact of Election Timing on Postconflict Stability
Dawn Brancati and Jack L. Snyder
2013. Journal of Conflict Resolution 57(5): 822-850. 

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Democratic Authoritarianism: Origins and Effects
Dawn Brancati
2014. Annual Review of Political Science 17: 313-326.

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Pocketbook Protests: Explaining the Emergence of Pro-Democracy Protests Worldwide
Dawn Brancati
2014. Comparative Political Studies 47(11): 1503-1530.

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Another Great Illusion: The Advancement of Separatism through Economic Integration
Dawn Brancati
2014. Political Science Research and Methods 2(1): 29-95. 

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The Determinants of US Public Opinion Towards Democracy Promotion
Dawn Brancati
2014. Political Behavior 36(4): 705-730. 

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Building Confidence in Elections: The Case of Electoral Monitors in Kosova
Dawn Brancati
2014. Journal of Experimental Political Science 1(Spring): 6-15. 

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Socially Relevant Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Structure and AMAR
J. Birnir, J. D. Fearon, D. D. Laitin, T. R. Gurr, S. M. Saideman, D. Brancati, A. Pate, and A. S. Hultquist
2015. Journal of Peace Research 52(1): 110-115. 

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Why Democracy Protests Do Not Diffuse
Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi
2019. Journal of Conflict Resolution 63(10): 2354–2389.
Forum Responses: V. Bunce and S. Wolchik, H. Hale, C. Houle and M. Kayser, and K. Weyland

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What We (Do Not) Know about the Diffusion of Democracy Protests
Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi
2019. Journal of Conflict Resolution 63(10): 2438–2449. 

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Stealing an Election: Violence or Fraud?
Dawn Brancati and Elizabeth M. Penn
2023. Journal of Conflict Resolution 67(5): 858-892. 

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Locking Down Violence: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Non-state Actor Violence
Dawn Brancati, Jóhanna K. Birnir and Qutaiba Idlbi
2023. American Political Science Review 117(4): 1327-1343. 

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Working Papers

Fuzzy Red Lines: How Authoritarian Regimes Maximize the Deterrent Effect of Repression
Dawn Brancati and Nadine Sika

The Long Shadow of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Nonstate Actor Violence
Dawn Brancati