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Overview

William Reno is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Social Sciences with a focus on Sociology and Political Science as well as Political Science and International Relations. The scientist's work addresses several interconnected topics including Peacebuilding and International Security, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East, Political Conflict and Governance, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, and Global Security and Public Health.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Reno include the following:

  • How Insurgency Begins: Rebel Group Formation in Uganda and Beyond, 2021, Political Science Quarterly
  • African States since Independence: Order, Development and Democracy. By Darin Christensen and David D. Laitin. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. 416p. $50.00 cloth., 2022, Perspectives on Politics

Coauthors who have frequently worked with Reno are:

  • Øystein H. Rolandsen
  • Maggie Dwyer
  • Peter Krause
  • Ora Szekely
  • Mia Bloom

The scientist has published across several respected academic venues including:

  • Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
  • Political Science Quarterly
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • Civil Wars
  • Perspectives on Politics

William Reno's research covers themes relevant to international security and political conflict, with a focus on both theoretical frameworks and empirical case studies. The topics range from rebel group formation to the governance and stability of fragile states. Their work also engages with the implications of global security dynamics and the challenges faced by states in Africa and other regions affected by conflict and political unrest.

Best Publications

  • Corruption and state politics in Sierra Leone

    William Sampson Klock Reno

  • Rebel Governance in Civil War

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  • Warfare in Independent Africa

    William Sampson Klock Reno

  • Clandestine Economies, Violence and States in Africa

    William S.K. Reno

  • The Politics of Insurgency in Collapsing States

    William S Reno

  • African weak states and commercial alliances

    William S.K. Reno

  • War, markets, and the reconfiguration of West Africa's weak states

    William Reno

  • Reinvention of an African Patrimonial State: Charles Taylor's Liberia

    William S.K. Reno

  • Intervention and Transnationalism in Africa

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  • Anti-corruption efforts in liberia: are they aimed at the right targets?

    William S. K. Reno

  • Uganda's politics of war and debt relief

    William S Reno

  • Sovereignty and Personal Rule in Zaire

    William S.K. Reno

  • The Business of War in Liberia

    William S.K. Reno

  • Order and commerce in turbulent areas: 19th century lessons, 21st century practice

    William Reno

  • Patronage Politics and the Behavior of Armed Groups

    William S. K. Reno

  • Privatizing War in Sierra Leone

    William S.K. Reno

  • The Changing Nature of Warfare and the Absence of State-Building in West Africa

    William Reno

  • Ironies of post‐cold war structural adjustment in Sierra Leone

    William S.K. Reno

  • Warlord Politics and African States

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  • Foreign Firms and the Financing of Charles Taylor's NPFL

    William S.K. Reno

  • COVID-19 and Fieldwork: Challenges and Solutions

    Peter Krause;Ora Szekely;Mia Bloom;Fotini Christia

  • The Politics of Violent Opposition in Collapsing States

    William Reno

  • Understanding Criminality in West African Conflicts

    William S Reno

  • Warlord Politics and African States

    John Cartwright;William Reno

  • Corruption and State Politics in Sierra Leone

    M. Alpha Bah;William Reno

Frequent Co-Authors

Iver B. Neumann
Iver B. Neumann Fridtjof Nansen Institute

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