Publications

• 12. Sharif, Sally. 2026. “Why do Armed Groups Return to War After Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration? Introducing the DDR-40 Dataset (1980–2020).” Journal of Conflict Resolution. [Replication Files]
• 11. Sharif, Sally, and Julio Zuluaga-Jimenez. 2026. “When Reintegration of Ex-Combatants Turns Deadly: The State’s Role in Preventing Post-Conflict Homicides.” International Interactions. [Working Paper] [Appendix]
• 10. Schwarz, Christopher, Sally Sharif, and Christian Oswald. 2026. “Sharpening Blunt Instruments: Exploiting Non-Linearities to Enhance Identification.” International Studies Quarterly 70(2).
• 9. Sharif, Sally, and Francy Carranza-Franco. 2025. “Delegative Peacebuilding: Explaining Post-Conflict Selective Violence.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 43(2), 157-182. [Replication files]
• 8. Sharif, Sally, and Madhav Joshi. 2025. “Territorial Consolidation After Rebel Victory: When does Civil War Recur?” Territory, Politics, Governance 13(7), 920–940. [Working Paper] [Replication files]
• 7. Sharif, Sally, Ilia Murazashvili, and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili. 2025. “Rebel Victory and Constitutional Change.” Public Choice. [Working paper] [Replication files]
• 6. Quinn, Jason M., T. David Mason, Mustafa Kirisci, and Sally Sharif. 2024. “Proto-Insurgency, Repression-Driven Contagion, and Civil War Onset.” Peace and Defense Economics 35(5): 601–621.
• 5. Sharif, Sally. 2023. “How Wartime Bonds Affect Ex-Combatant Political Attitudes: A Natural Experiment with the FARC.” Terrorism and Political Violence 35(5): 1106–1125.
• 4. Overton, Kathryn, and Sally Sharif. 2023. “Agents with Principles? Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence with Human Rights Laws and Norms.” Human Rights Quarterly 45(3): 487–512.
• 3. Sharif, Sally. 2022. “Can the Rebel Body Function without its Visible Heads? The Role of Mid-Level Commanders in Peacebuilding.” International Peacekeeping 29(5): 709–740. [En Español]
• 2. Sharif, Sally. 2021. “Predicting the End of the Syrian Conflict: From Theory to the Reality of a Civil War.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 44(4): 326–345.
• 1. Sharif, Sally. 2018. “A Critical Review of Evidence from Ex-Combatant Re-Integration Programs.” Politics of Return Project. London, UK: Social Science Research Council.

• 8. Sharif, Sally. 2026. “The Colombian border is one of the biggest obstacles to building a new Venezuela.” The Conversation (13 January).
• 7. Sharif, Sally. 2025. “Syrian Regime Change: How Rebel Victories Often Lead to Unstable, Non-Inclusive Governments.” The Conversation (2 February).
• 6. Sharif, Sally. 2022. “Ethiopia’s Peace May Depend on Post-Conflict Plans for Tigray Soldiers.” The Washington Post (18 November).
• 5. Sharif, Sally, and Madhav Joshi. 2022. “Can Peace Agreements Alone Maintain Peace After Rebel Victory?” Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) Policy Brief Series.
• 4. Sharif, Sally. 2022. “How to Canton Ex-Combatants: Inclusive Peacebuilding with the FARC.” Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) Policy Brief Series.
• 3. Quinn, Jason M., and Sally Sharif. 2022. “Patterns of Armed Conflict Recurrence among Peace Agreement Signatories.” Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) Policy Brief Series.
• 2. Sharif, Sally. 2020. “How Robust is the Authoritarian Social Contract? Social Dissent during Iran’s COVID-19 Outbreak.” POMEPS Studies 39.
• 1. Sharif, Sally, and Dayron Yegrail. 2019. “The Art of Winning a Peace Agreement: The Case of the FARC.” Political Violence at a Glance (16 September).

• 8. Sally Sharif and Christopher Schwarz. "Does Democratization Reduce Inequality? A Critical Appraisal of the Middle-Ground Theory" [Working Paper]