Civilians, Coups, and Criminal Conflict: A List of Must-read Scholarship on Political Violence From 2017
By Drew Stommes Fifteen scholars of political violence provided me with recommendations on what they regarded as the…
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Why #metoo Could be Good for Men, Too
By Deborah Avant for Denver Dialogues The initial incredible outpouring of stories under #metoo resulted in feelings of solidarity…
An Amnesty Deal for Mexico’s Drug Cartels?
By Brian J. Phillips Mexico’s leading presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recently said he would consider offering…
Can Civilian Nonviolent Action Deter Massacres?
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Nonviolent action can be a useful tool for voicing citizen concerns and even…
Going Stag: How Brideprice Influences Participation in Violent Conflict
Guest Post by Valerie Hudson and Hilary Matfess Bloodied and shaken from his participation in the four days of…
Institutional Failure in the World’s Most Violent Country: Prison Conditions in El Salvador
Guest Post by Viveca Pavon and Michael Weintraub In June 2017, we had the opportunity to visit a bartolina…
Inciting to Violence? Attributions for Political Violence have a Partisan Bent
Guest post by Mark Joslyn and Don Haider-Markel. When House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot and severely…
Americans Knew About Russia’s Election Meddling – Here’s What That Might Mean for Future US Elections
By Sarah Bush and Lauren Prather. An ongoing FBI investigation is currently trying to determine the nature and extent of…
Why Civil Wars have Gotten Longer, Bloodier, and More Numerous
By Barbara F. Walter. A series of alarming trends are converging in the world of civil wars. Since…
The Political Motives Behind Bangladesh’s Abuse of Rohingya Refugees
Guest post by Sam Schiffer. Half a million ethnic Rohingya, a Muslim people, have fled their native Myanmar…