Social Order and the Genesis of Rebellion: A Study of Mutiny in the Royal Navy, 1740–1820 …failure of governance is the single largest factor that explains the incidence of mutiny in the Royal Navy. This has a resonance beyond naval history to help us understand why…
Shoot the State: Guns, Freedom, and Domination in the Americas, 1774-1934 …Shoot the State will use the arms trade to explore the history of freedom and domination in the Western Hemisphere from the American Revolution to the eve of World War…
Private Gun Ownership in Modern China, 1912–1949 …armed civilians and the reactions from the bottom. This dissertation engages with and complements wider research on modern Chinese history in examining violence, social life, and the dynamic state-society relationship….
Serotonin and Impulsive Aggression: Not So Fast …quest to root violent criminality in organic shortcomings has a long and, viewed with the wisdom of hindsight, sometimes silly history. Lombroso’s diagnostic taxonomy of criminal physical features, the phrenology…
Alcohol: The Aggression Elixir? …as measured by the TAP. Acute alcohol consumption increased aggression in men with high levels of dispositional aggressivity but not in those with low or moderate levels. Drinking History | Quantity…
“We’re Losing a Sense of Accountability”: A Conversation with Richard Aborn …of their mind these larger systemic issues. How should the history of racism in this country—or the fact that, through no fault of their own, some people are poorly educated…
“People Who Do Harmful Things Are Reacting to Harmful Things”: A Conversation with Marlon Peterson …by phone in late January about his unique history, his take on what’s going on in New York at the moment, and his predictions for the future. The following transcript…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2020 Dissertation Fellows …Topics Maayan Armelin (History, Clark University). Leadership Styles and Social Relations in the SS-Einsatzgruppen Philip Johnson (Political Science, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York). Narcommunication: The Public Messages, Murders, and Media…
“You Have to Crack Down on Gun Offenders”: A Conversation with Peter Moskos …of street-level law enforcement. Moskos is working on a new book, an oral history of the New York City crime decline that started in the 1990s, told from the perspective…
HFG Launches Speaker Series on Gender-Based Violence …international relations, and political science. Speakers include: Abby Cordova, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame Romina Istratii, School of History, Religions and Philosophies, SOAS NOVEMBER 28, 2023…