Read More The Downside of ZombiesJune 25, 2013 By Joseph Young World War Z, the latest Zombie book turned big-screen summer blockbuster, has got me thinking… Read More 0 0 0
Sins of the FatherJanuary 16, 2013 By Joseph Young In social science, there aren’t really laws like gravity. There are always exceptions. Most theories… Read More 0 0 0
What Washington Think Tanks Like: DataDecember 11, 2012 By Joseph Young I have a (at least one) secret sin. I enjoy the blog sites/posts called “What… Read More 0 0 1
Read More Naughty or Nice? The Politics of the FTO ListOctober 8, 2012 By Joseph Young For casual observers, the recent dust-up over the delisting of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, or MEK, from… Read More 0 0 0
Read More Precipitants Are Not PreconditionsSeptember 18, 2012 By Joseph Young Some pundits, politicians, and others who prefer sound bites like narratives that rest on a… Read More 0 0 0
Weapon of the Weak? Why State Capabilities Have Conflicting Effects on TerrorismSeptember 6, 2012 By Joseph Young Although the academic study of terrorism has increased exponentially since 9/11, the conventional wisdom about… Read More 0 0 0
So You Want to Study Political Violence?August 29, 2012 By Joseph Young Undergraduate students often ask how they can make a career in studying political violence. Below,… Read More 0 0 0
Read More What’s in a Name? How to Classify Recent Violent EventsAugust 17, 2012 By Joseph Young The recent tragic events in Aurora, Colorado and Oak Creek, Wisconsin have sparked national debate over gun… Read More 0 0 0
Extreme Ideas and Extreme Tactics?August 7, 2012 By Joseph Young What makes an extremist extreme? It is a conventional wisdom in studies of political violence… Read More 0 0 0
Read More Ethnic Conflict via Science FictionJuly 26, 2012 By Stephen Saideman Since Joseph Young has addressed the use of science fiction for examining political violence, I… Read More 0 0 0