Chemistry
The Political Economy of Constitutional Transitions in Post-Conflict Societies
Quick fact
Many post-conflict constitutions include provisions for sharing natural resource revenues among regions, because struggles over resource wealth are a major driver of civil war recurrence.
Why this is interesting
After a brutal civil war, a country writes a new constitution. But why do so many of these constitutions fail to bring lasting peace, while others succeed? The answers often lie not in the legal text but in the economic interests of the people who wrote it.