Articles by Tore Wig

February 2, 2022

State-building prior to democratisation does not enhance economic development

Tore Wig
In a new book, Haakon Gjerløw, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Tore Wig and Matthew C. Wilson challenge conventional wisdom. Building state institutions before democratisation does not help long-term economic development, after all
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Tore Wig
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo

Tore's research interests cover a wide range of topics in the study of political violence and political regimes.

His work is published in American Journal of Political Science,  Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, World Politics, Journal of Peace Research, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Research and Politics, and Political Geography.

He tweets @torewig

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