International Sanctions against Violent Actors In International Sanctions against Violent Actors, Dursun Peksen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis, examines the extent to which international sanctions affect political violence committed by state…
Low Serotonin, Cholesterol, and Violent Behavior We conducted several studies evaluating the link between physiological factors and violence. First, we reviewed the literature linking low and lowered cholesterol to violence and to lowered brain serotonin activity….
Latino Violence in the United States: A Five-City Study …population growth of Latinos—soon to be the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S.—writers and researchers have promoted a discussion about urban violence that rests on beliefs, guesses, and opinions…
An Education in Violence: Teaching and Learning to Kill in Central Texas …in which both the mind and body are trained to feel comfortable with, and need, guns. Cognitively, it means developing interpretative frames for thinking about guns, safety, and violence. Specifically,…
“Protectors or Predators: Understanding Urban Gang Violence Around the World” Panel Urban Gang Violence is widely synonymous with criminality and deviance. However, this conversation showcased examples from Pakistan, Brazil, Ecuador and DR Congo to complicate our understanding of gangs. From violent…
Resisting Genocidal Violence …our research design, it is worth noting that the communities in which they lived also varied significantly in terms of the level and onset of violence, as well as whether…
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…
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…
Private Gun Ownership in Modern China, 1912–1949 This dissertation examines private gun ownership and its sociocultural and political implications in modern China from 1860 to 1949, a period characterized by foreign invasion, constant military conflicts, and political…
“There Are Clearly Spaces Where Law Enforcement Does Not Belong”: A Conversation with Tracie Keesee …people are getting hurt, people are getting victimized. What’s happening now is that there is a real conversation about alternative ways to respond. Take domestic violence. When I became an…
