This conference is designed to bring together faculty and advanced graduate students from Harvard, MIT and Yale, three institutions with strong graduate programs on the study of civil wars and political violence at the sub-state level. Having the faculty and the graduate students meet for this one-day conference will allow for participants from each institution to build effective working relationships and learn about new methods and the latest research on this important subject. One of the four sessions will focus on research design and the remaining three will be devoted to a particular aspect of civil war: origins, processes, and outcomes. The goal is to create panels that integrate theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented approaches.

This conference was organized by Brenna Powell, graduate student, Department of Government, Harvard University.