The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …of California, Los Angeles). An fMRI Study of Genetic, Neural, and Psychological Mechanisms Linking Social Rejection to Aggression Mahmood Mamdani (Political Science, Columbia University). Political Identity and Political Violence: A…
Troubled Peace: Explaining Political Violence in Post-Conflict Settings My research is about violence after war. Contrary to received wisdom, violent societies are not a natural outcome of war. Violence is not ubiquitous in post-war countries. It does not…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …Company-Administered Madras, c. 1833-1857 Anthony Fontes (Geography, University of California, Berkeley). What Violence Makes: Transnational Gangs in Postwar Guatemala Francesca Grandi (Political Science, Yale University). Troubled Peace: Explaining Political Violence…
‘There Are Very Few Democracies That Are as Polarized as We Are Today’: A Conversation with Jennifer McCoy …if any, between pernicious polarization and political violence? First of all, like polarization, political violence has different definitions. If we take a broad definition, it’s violence that is either directed…
‘Political Polarization Has Become Almost a Form of Entertainment’: A Conversation with Clionadh Raleigh Clionadh Raleigh Clionadh Raleigh, a professor of political violence and geography at the University of Sussex, has been studying violence for more than twenty years and has come to a…
“Democracy Tested: Political Violence and Global Elections” …this backdrop, HFG’s first Violence, Politics & Democracy speaker series event gathers a panel of scholars to discuss democratic backsliding, political protest, mis- and disinformation, and increased levels of election-related…
“The Problem Comes from the Top”: A Conversation with Yphtach Lelkes …be negatively correlated with violence—generally you find that the people who are the most politically engaged are also the ones who are least likely to support political violence. In America,…
Political Violence during the German Occupation of France 1940-44: A Micro-Level Analysis …forces or Vichy authorities, or acts of violent resistance by French citizens; and record key data, including the date, location, type of event, and magnitude of violence. The database was…
Remembering Violence and the Transvaluation of the Public Sphere …not reconcile politically rationalized violence with disproportionate excessive violence–its notion of political violence remained resolutely within an enlightenment framework. Amnesty applicants were thus indemnified for political justifications of human rights…
HFG Launches Multi-year Initiative on Violence, Politics, and Democracy …as “violence” and when is it “political”? Does political polarization precipitate violence? Widely held, or at least broadly reported, presumptions contend that political polarization is increasing, unyielding, and all but…
