The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …of Gender-Based Violence Laws Nuno Monteiro and Matthew Adam Kocher (Political Science, Yale University). Political Violence During the German Occupation of France: A Micro-Level Analysis Godwin Onuoha (Democracy, Governance and…
“It’s Probably as Bad as It Can Get”: A Conversation with Lilliana Mason …political violence can have a corrosive effect. According to political scientist Lilliana Mason, political violence amounts to a rejection of democracy. “If a person has used violence to achieve a…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …Birth of the American Century, 1865-1915 Moritz Emanuel Bondeli (Political Science, Yale University). Disturbing the Peace: Mass Politics and Political Violence in Weimar Germany Madison Dalton (Political Science, Stanford University)….
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…
“Ordinary People Are Really Not All That Extreme”: A Conversation with Matthew Levendusky …support for violence in a survey. The problem with political violence isn’t that there’s a significant percentage of the public who think violence is acceptable … The problem is really…
‘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” …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….
‘The Potential for Terrorism Is Pretty Frightening’: A Conversation with Gary LaFree …involves violence or the threat of violence for a political purpose. It’s a little more complicated than that, but basically that sums it up. By that standard should we consider…
“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,…
