There is barely any region in this world that is home to only one ethnic group. In other words, each ethnic group needs to share with (an)other ethnic groups some territories, resources, citizenship, government, etc. Although media coverage may suggest the opposite, some research showed that interethnic cooperation is more

Corruption is one of the most serious problems, undermining the fundamental foundations of political, economic, and socio-cultural systems in almost all countries. It also threatens the sustainability and progress of development. Corruption takes various forms, from so-called petty corruption, often encountered in everyday life, to bureaucratic corruption, to corruption within

This course is designed to critically introduce the complex relationship between the military and politics from a comparative perspective. It systematically examines military-political dynamics in state formation and transformation. The main thesis of this course is that military-political relations have historically been shaped in different contexts, giving rise to diverse