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Lars-Erik Cederman is a professor specializing in international conflict research at ETH Zürich. He is the author of the influential book "Emergent Actors in World Politics: States, Nations, and the Development and Dissolution of States" published by Princeton University Press in 1997. Cederman has co-authored several significant works, including "Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War" in 2013 and the forthcoming book "Nationalism, State Transformation, and Political Violence". His research has been published in prestigious journals such as the American Political Science Review and World Politics. His primary research interests focus on nationalism, state formation, and conflict processes, addressing the causes and consequences of nationalist movements and their impact on international relations. He has led various research projects funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the European Research Council, emphasizing the importance of understanding ethnic power relations and conflict dynamics. Cederman continues to contribute to academic discourse through teaching and various scholarly articles, shaping foundational theories in his field.
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