Kristen Kao

University of Gothenburg

Viktoriagatan 30

Göteborg, 405 30

Sweden

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Political Science

Los Angeles, CA

United States

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Retribution or Reconciliation? Post-Conflict Attitudes Toward Enemy Collaborators

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2021
Kristen Kao and Mara Redlich Revkin
University of Gothenburg and Duke University School of Law
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Transitional Justice, Rebel Governance, Survey Methodology, Iraq

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No Peace Without Punishment? Reintegrating Islamic State “Collaborators” in Iraq

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No Peace Without Punishment? Reintegrating Islamic State “Collaborators” in Iraq

The American Journal of Comparative Law (accepted, forthcoming 2022)
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 31 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2021
Mara Redlich Revkin and Kristen Kao
Duke University School of Law and University of Gothenburg
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Comparative Law, Iraq, Empirical Legal Scholarship, Transitional Justice, Reintegration, Prisons, Criminal Law, Survey Methodology

How Does Punishment Affect Reintegration? Attitudes Toward Islamic State "Collaborators" in Iraq

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 41
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Apr 2021
Mara Redlich Revkin and Kristen Kao
Duke University School of Law and University of Gothenburg
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civil wars, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconciliation, transitional justice, survey experiment, Islamic State, Iraq

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The Dynamics of Decentralization in the MENA: Processes, Outcomes, and Obstacles

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 04 Dec 2020
Marwa Shalaby, Chagai Weiss, Ellen Lust, Kristen Kao, Erik Vollmann, Sylvia Bergh, E.J. Karmel, Miriam Bohn, Intissar Kherigi and Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), University of Guelph, Friedrich-Alexander University, Sciences Po and Bogazici University
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Decentralization, Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey

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Money Machine: Do the Poor Demand Clientelism?

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 14
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 22 Apr 2020
Kristen Kao, Ellen Lust and Lise Rakner
University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg and University of Bergen
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cleintelism, vote-buying, Malawi, elections

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The Importance of Intersectionality: Gender, Islamism, and Tribalism in Elections

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 23
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Aug 2020
Kristen Kao and Lindsay Benstead
University of Gothenburg and Portland State University
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Gender and Politics, Tribal Politics, Religion and Politics, Middle East and North Africa, Jordan, Electoral Politics, Survey Experiment

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The Irredeemability of the Past: Determinants of Reconciliation and Revenge in Post-Conflict Settings

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Jun 2023
Kristen Kao, Kristin Fabbe and Michael Bang Petersen
University of Gothenburg, Harvard Business School and Aarhus University - Department of Political Science
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Reconciliation, Revenge, Peace, Iraq, Islamic State, Survey experiment

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Disease Threat, Stereotypes, and Covid–19: An Early View from Malawi and Zambia

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 19 Jan 2021
Karen E. Ferree, Kristen Kao, Boniface Dulani, Adam Harris, Ellen Lust, Cecilia Ahsan Jansson and Erica Metheney
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Malawi, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg
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covid-19, Malawi, Zambia, identity divisions, stereotypes

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Legal Pluralism and Fragmented Sovereignty in Iraq

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 27 Apr 2022
Kristen Kao
University of Gothenburg
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Legal pluralism, State-Building, Non-State Actors, Legitimacy, Dispute Resolution, Iraq, Post-conflict reconciliation

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Governance and Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 10
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 22 Apr 2020
Adam Harris, Kristen Kao, Ellen Lust, Jens Ewald and Petter Holmgren
University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and University of Gothenburg
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political institutions, MENA, service delivery, clientelistic equilibrium, service networks, service provision

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To Punish or to Pardon?

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. 17
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
Kristen Kao and Mara Redlich Revkin
University of Gothenburg and Duke University School of Law
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reintegration, Islamic State, punishment

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Fears, Vulnerabilities, and Precautions over COVID-19: A Report on Citizen's Experiences in Malawi and Zambia

Program on Governance and Local Development Working Paper No. Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Nov 2021
Cecilia Ahsan Jansson, Jennifer Bergman, Sara Bjurenvall, Boniface Dulani, Karen E. Ferree, Lucas Fischer Madsen, Adam Harris, Marja Hinfelaar, Kristen Kao, Ellen Lust and Erica Metheney
University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Malawi, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Southern African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR), University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg
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COVID-19, local governance, Zambia, Malawi, trust, survey

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A Multidimensional Understanding of Syrian Refugees' Integration in Jordan, Turkey, and Sweden (2021-2022)

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 05 Jul 2023
Mina Ghassaban, Iman Abu Zueiter, Sinamis Doughouz, Kristen Kao and SIPGI Conference
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Gothenburg University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg and Gothenburg University
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Syrian Refugees, Integration, Sweden, Jordan, Turkey.

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Using List Experiments to Study Vote Buying: Do List Experiments Run as Expected?

Governance and Local Development Institute Working Paper No. 57
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Feb 2024
Kristen Kao and Ellen Lust
University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg
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list experiment, survey methodology, Sub-Saharan Africa, sensitivity bias, social desirability bias

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Testing the Effects of Insecurity on Iraqi Disposition: Does Insecurity Lead to Higher Tendencies Towards In-Group Solidarity and Xenophobia?

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 May 2022
Kristen Kao
University of Gothenburg
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Displacement, Refugees, Identity Politics, Iraq, Insecurity