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Aaron Erlich

Aaron Erlich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, where he is affiliated with The Centre for Democratic Citizenship and The Centre on Population Dynamics. Prior to academia, he worked for the NGO sector in the Caucasus and Kenya. Professor Erlich’s research addresses how information shapes political behavior, focusing on emerging democracies. He is also interested in advancing quantitative methods to measure the effect of information.

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Group of authors: Surveys show Ukrainians don't want 'Kalashnikov society'

Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. The authors' research was funded by an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada. Images of warlords and militias from post-conflict societies around the world remind us that wars often lead to the proliferation of firearms, in turn fueling violence and lawlessness long after the main fighting ceases. Such normalization