Michael Colaresi

External Research Associate

Additional position(s):
Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Email: mcolaresi@pitt.edu
Michael Colaresi is an External Associate at PRIO.

Background

External homepage: 

Please see the Colaresi's web profile at University of Pittsburgh for more information.

Events

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.

Recent Publications

Vesco, Paola; Michael Colaresi & Håvard Hegre (2022) The Results of a Prediction Competition Suggest the Fog of War Can Be Partially Lifted, PRIO Blogs, 30 December.

All Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Hegre, Håvard; Paola Vesco & Michael Colaresi (2022) Lessons from an escalation prediction competition, International Interactions 48(4): 521–554.
Vesco, Paola; Håvard Hegre; Michael Colaresi; Remco Jansen; Adeline Lo; Gregor Reisch & Nils Weidmann (2022) United they stand: Findings from an escalation prediction competition, International Interactions 48(4): 860–896.
Hegre, Håvard; Curtis Bell; Michael Colaresi; Mihai Croicu; Frederick Hoyles; Remco Jansen; Maxine Ria Leis; Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan; David Randahl; Espen Geelmuyden Rød & Paola Vesco (2021) ViEWS 2020: Revising and evaluating the ViEWS political Violence Early-Warning System, Journal of Peace Research 58(3): 599–611.
Hegre, Håvard; Marie Allansson; Matthias Basedau; Michael Colaresi; Mihai Croicu; Hanne Fjelde; Frederick Hoyles; Lisa Hultman; Stina Högbladh; Remco Jansen; Naima Mouhleb; Sayyed Auwn Muhammad; Desirée Nilsson; Håvard Mokleiv Nygård; Gudlaug Olafsdottir; Kristina Petrova; David Randahl; Espen Geelmuyden Rød; Gerald Schneider; Nina von Uexkull & Jonas Vestby (2019) ViEWS: A political Violence Early-Warning System, Journal of Peace Research 56(2): 155–174.
Monroe, Burt; Michael Colaresi & Kevin Quinn (2008) Fightin' Words: Lexical Feature Selection and Evaluation for Identifying the Content of Political Conflict, Political Analysis 16(4): 372–403.
Brandt, Patrick; Michael Colaresi & John R. Freeman (2008) The Dynamics of Reciprocity, Accountability, and Credibility, Journal of Conflict Resolution 52(3): 343–374.
Colaresi, Michael & Sabine C. Carey (2008) To Kill or To Protect: Security Forces, Domestic Institutions and Genocide, Journal of Conflict Resolution 52(1): 39–67.
Colaresi, Michael & Sabine C. Carey (2008) To Kill or to Protect: Security Forces, Domestic Institutions, and Genocide, Journal of Conflict Resolution 52(1): 39–67.
Colaresi, Michael (2007) The Benefit of the Doubt: Testing an Informational Theory of the Rally Effect, International Organization 61(1): 99–143.
Colaresi, Michael; & Thompson, William R. (2005) Alliances, Arms Buildups and Recurrent Conflict: Testing a Steps-to-War Model , Journal of Politics 67(2): 345–364.
Colaresi, Michael & William R. Thompson (2002) Strategic Rivalries, Protracted Conflict, and Crisis Escalation, Journal of Peace Research 39(3): 263–287.

Monograph

Colaresi, Michael; Karen Rasler & William R. Thompson (2008) Strategic Rivalries in World Politics: Position, Space and Conflict Escalation. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Colaresi, Michael (2005) Scare Tactics. The Politics of International Rivalry. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

Popular Article

Vesco, Paola; Michael Colaresi & Håvard Hegre (2022) The Results of a Prediction Competition Suggest the Fog of War Can Be Partially Lifted, PRIO Blogs, 30 December.