‘There’s Nothing Inevitable or Permanent about Democracy’: A Conversation with Robert Talisse …and political violence? I think we should always be worried about the health and viability of democracy. I think it’s dangerous for people to think that democracy is a set…
‘When People Spend Time Together, They are Less Inclined to See Each Other as the Enemy’: A Conversation with Matt Grossmann …role in leading to some things that are intermediary factors in political violence, like political officials who contest election results. Many of my friends are concerned that the Trump administration…
“It’s Time to Be Very Afraid”: A Conversation with Peter Coleman …American political polarization. How worried should we be that our political divisions will result in violence on the ground? Is it possible to change the dynamics that threaten our fragile…
In the Balkans, Barriers Made Neighbors Bad …of “political ethnicization,” which sought to overlay political agendas onto existing ethnic identities, incrementally constrained residents’ political choices. It suppressed political diversity and in time channeled residents—willingly or not—into violently…
“We’re in the Danger Zone”: A Conversation with Caroline Mehl …I’m not so concerned about civil war anytime soon. But what has been happening, particularly among the political right, is that political violence is becoming more and more mainstream. Political…
Political Violence, Military Conflict and Civil Unrest in Palestine: The Palestinian Police, the Fatah Tanzim and the “Al-Aqsa Intifada” This research project was originally undertaken with the aim of examining the roles played by the military and civilian police forces of the Palestinian Authority, and the popular militias (in…
“Pluralism Is a Learned Value”: A Conversation with Dan Vallone Dan Vallone The headline of a recent Reuters special report tells a depressing story: “Political Violence in Polarized US at Its Worst since 1970s.” According to the report, “Explanations for…
Violence Against Public Figures Fuels Central American Immigration …brush with the kind of political violence that bedevils countries like Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. From its earliest days, the president’s political career has been centered on a critique…
What Do Historians Have to Say About Violence? …account for increased violence, just as they study periods of falling levels of violence to help to understand when and why societies reject the use of violence and effectively discourage…
‘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…
