The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2021 Emerging Scholars …problems of violence in Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the United States. As always, we hope that research on how violence originates, what sustains it,…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2023 Distinguished Scholars …continents, are embarking on research to clarify the causes and dynamics of grave violence. In some cases, the violence happens one victim at a time; in others an entire ethnic…
‘A Diffused Climate of Threats and Intimidation’: A Conversation with Daniel Stid …it all sorts of passions. As you look to the remainder of this year, how worried are you about the potential for political violence in the US? For actual physical…
Religion, Conscience, and Abusive Behaviour: Understanding the Role of Faith and Spirituality in the Deterrence of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Ethiopia …showed that the male participants had some understanding about women’s abuse in marital relationships. In their minds, abuse related more to physical violence (beating), an unequal division of labor, and…
‘When People Spend Time Together, They are Less Inclined to See Each Other as the Enemy’: A Conversation with Matt Grossmann …you that our heightened state of partisanship could lead to violence? Comparative research suggests that polarization is one factor that drives political violence. It has also certainly played a role…
“Democracy Tested: Political Violence and Global Elections” …backdrop, HFG’s first Violence, Politics & Democracy speaker series event gathered a panel of scholars to discuss democratic backsliding, political protest, mis- and disinformation, and increased levels of election-related violence….
Pathways to Conflict: The Impact of Climate Change on Violence …scarcity, economic hardship and increased migration, this year’s first Knowledge Against Violence speaker series event answered questions about the conditions under which climate change and insecurity exacerbate violent conflict. The…
Polarization and Violent Threats to Democratic Systems …marked by dysfunction, identity struggles, and intense forms of political competition that undermine democratic processes. Hybrid democracies are particularly susceptible to political violence because they often exhibit violence or the…
Competitive and Cooperative Behaviors among Forest Elephants in the Presence of a Limited Resource …of the contact interactions resulted in obvious serious injuries. It is clear that dominance is quite different in nature from active aggression and violence, at times serving to abort or…
When Militaries Turn Against Authoritarians: Lessons from Tunisia and the Arab Spring …ability to project success as a fait accompli, Gallopin identifies two dominant considerations that arise in the moment when members of armed forces must decide to either commit violence in…
