Chair Holder
Prof. Sabine C. Carey, Ph.D.
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6 – Room B 120
68159 Mannheim
Prof. Carey’s research concentrates on analyses of repression and political violence and the role of political institutions. In her current work she explores causes and consequences of pro-government militia, using the Pro-Government Militias Database she developed with Prof. Neil Mitchell and is currently updating. Her research also evaluates perceptions of human rights and the role of the media. She supervises students’ work on any aspect of political violence and/
She served as Associated Editor of the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Peace Research, and as board member of several international journals, including currently the Journal of Politics, Journal of Peace Research and International Studies Review.
Most recent publications
Artikel
- Carey, S. C., Gläßel, C. und Paula, K. (2025). Media impact on perceptions in postwar societies: Insights from Nepal. Conflict Management and Peace Science : CMPS, 42, 394–417.
- Carey, S. C. und Brandsch, J. (2024). Borders and bullies: How borders shape perceptions of security and foreign policy preferences. Research & Politics : R&P, 11, 1–9.
- Carey, S. C., González, B. und Mitchell, N. J. (2023). Media freedom and the escalation of state violence. Political Studies, 71, 440–462.
- Carey, S. C., González, B. und Gläßel, C. (2022). Divergent perceptions of peace in post-conflict societies: Insights from Sri Lanka. The Journal of Conflict Resolution : JCR, 66, 1589-1618.
- Carey, S. C., Mitchell, N. J. und Paula, K. (2022). The life, death and diversity of pro-government militias: The fully revised pro-government militias database version 2.0. Research & Politics : R&P, 9, 1–9.
- Carey, S. C. und Gohdes, A. R. (2021). Understanding journalist killings. The Journal of Politics : JOP, 83, 1216-1228.
- Carey, S. C. und González, B. (2021). The legacy of war: The effect of militias on postwar repression. Conflict Management and Peace Science : CMPS, 38, 247–269.
- König, T., Benoit, K., Bräuninger, T., Carey, S. C., Jenco, L., Lauderdale, B., Rohlfing, I. und Taylor, A. (2020). American Political Science Review : Editors' report July 1, 2018–February 29, 2020. PS : Political Science & Politics, 53, 593–602.
- Steinert, C. V., Steinert, J. I. und Carey, S. C. (2019). Spoilers of peace: Pro-government militias as risk factors for conflict recurrence. Journal of Peace Research, 56, 249–263.
- Carey, S. C. und Mitchell, N. J. (2017). Progovernment militias. Annual Review of Political Science, 20, 127–147.
- Gohdes, A. R. und Carey, S. C. (2017). Canaries in the coal-mine? What the killings of journalists tell us about future repression. Journal of Peace Research, 54, 157–174.
Präsentationen auf Konferenzen
- Carey, S. C., Paula, K., Johns, R. und O'Shea, N. (2025). Exploring human rights attitudes: Out-group perceptions and long-term consequences. ISA's 66th Annual Convention: Reconnecting International Studies, Chicago, IL.
- Carey, S. C., Paula, K., Johns, R. und O'Shea, N. (2025). Exploring human rights attitudes: Out-group perceptions and long-term consequences. EPSA 2025, 15th Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association, Madrid, Spain.
Bücher
- Carey, S. C., Gibney, M. und Gohdes, A. R. (2026). The politics of human rights: The quest for dignity in the 21st century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.