EGAP 32 Papers & Research Designs
Conflict
Please read the below ahead of time and prepare to share your feedback during the session:
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Session 1a: “The Effects of Mediation on Violence and Social Cohesion in Nigeria” Rebecca Wolfe, University of Chicago.
Session 2a: “Local Governance and Political Legitimacy After State Collapse in Haiti” Omar Garcia-Ponce, George Washington University.
- Review Materials *new version uploaded October 20th*
- Policy brief
Session 3a: “On the Political Economy of Urbanization: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique” Pedro Vicente, Nova SBE.
Friday, October 23, 2026
Session 4a: “Coca Income Can Increase Schooling” Santiago Tobón, Universidad EAFIT.
Session 5a: “Gang Crackdowns” Nikita Melnikov, Nova SBE.
- Review materials *new version uploaded October 13th*
- Policy brief
Session 6a: “Rebel Bureaucracy” Dotan Haim, Florida State University.
Open
Please read the below ahead of time and prepare to share your feedback during the session:
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Session 1b: “Silenced by design: An RCT of Information and Norms Training on Technologically-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence among University Students in Myanmar” Alexandra Hartman, University College London.
- Review materials *new version uploaded October 14th*
- Policy brief
Session 2b: “The World’s Largest Land-Records Digitization Reform Improves Agriculture and Protects Forests” Saad Gulzar, University of Notre Dame.
Session 3b: Innovation Award Grantee: “Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Media Engagement” Melina Platas, New York University Abu Dhabi & Daniel Kalinaki, Wananchi Initiative.
Friday, October 23, 2026
Session 4b: Innovation Award Grantee: “Global Governance Research Dashboard: An Interactive Evidence Platform for Mapping, Synthesizing, and Advancing Governance and Accountability Studies in Africa” Innocent Muhwezi, University of Ghana.
Session 5b: “Reshaping Engagement with Information and Weakening Identity-based Radicalization and Exclusion: A Proposal for a Coordinated Multi-site Experiment” Simon Chauchard, University Carlos 3 Madrid, Drew Dimmery, Hertie School & Jessica Gottlieb, University of Houston.
Session 6b: “Losing the Argument: Gender Stereotypes as Cognitive Shortcuts in Elite Persuasion” Anna Wilke, New York University.