Local Government Violence and Rights Struggles in Contemporary Rural China …organize cross-community efforts. Third, local authorities usually turn to repression and often use violence against protest leaders because they face strong pressure from their superiors and they lack necessary political…
“Why Have Homicide Rates Gone up Since 2015? A Historical Perspective”: Dr. Randolph Roth …political stability, legitimate government, a legitimate social hierarchy, and fellow feeling and a sense of kinship among citizens. Roth received a 2013 Distinguished Scholar (then called Research Grant) award from…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes New Board Members …Sciences and Education. Dr. Jones earned her BA in speech pathology from Hunter College and a master’s degree and doctorate in communication science and disorders from Northwestern University. “At a…
The Peaceful Century: War in Twentieth-Century Latin America …on the continent? I demonstrate how the absence of both institutional authority and politically organized violence were bound in a circular, causal relationship. The origins of this unique pattern of…
Throwing “Paper Stones”: Argentina’s Institutional Collapse …its history. The crisis brought with it the succession of five different presidents in a week, and an extremely fragile political system. In addition, it provoked a serious increase in…
Provisional Irish Republicans: Ten Years On …matter what, will not stop their involvement in political violence until they achieve the political goal they seek. From the 1920s, when the Irish Republican Army forced the British to…
Scrutinizing the Gray Zones: Dynamics of Collective Violence in Contemporary Argentina …established political actors, I argue, count in the making of collective violence and in routine political life. The research scrutinizes the gray zone where the actions and networks of both…
“Soldiers in Exile”: Dr. Godfrey Maringira …casts a light on the oppression of soldiers by commanders who sought to repress and control the political thinking of their men. By contextualizing the political, economic and material conditions…
Violence, Politics & Democracy Speaker Series …Boy’: How Social Media Facilitates Political Intimidation and Violence, who discussed the report and steps that social media companies can take to reduce their contribution to increasing levels of political…