Putting on a Show Can Be Revolutionary—Here’s Why
By John Gledhill, Allard Duursma, and Christopher Shay Here’s a quiz question: What do Miley Cyrus, Lin-Manuel Miranda,…
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In Autocracies, A Little Media Freedom Can Go A Long Way
Guest post by Martín Macías Medellín, Mauricio Rivera, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Mobilization in autocracies is inherently difficult. Potential…
Can Nonviolent Civil Resistance Stop Putin?
By Isak Svensson and guest contributor Sebastian van Baalen Much focus in the current debate on reversing Putin’s…
Best Political Violence Books of 2021
By Jessica Maves Braithwaite and Emily Hencken Ritter Like we did for 2020 and 2019, here’s a list…
Speaking of Riots: The Complicated Reality of Violence vs. Nonviolence
Guest post by Benjamin S. Case Riots are a significant feature of the political landscape. In the past…
The Escalatory Nature of Violence in Undermining (American) Democracy
By Joe Young In the wake of violent riots, today the United States inaugurates the 46th president of…
An Illustrated Glossary of Political Violence
By Emily Hencken Ritter and Christian Davenport. Art by Sequential Potential. On January 6, 2020, a pro-Trump mob…
Resisting Political Violence in America
Guest post by Jessica Maves Braithwaite Concern is growing about the potential for escalating and widespread violence in…
How Can We Know When Popular Movements Are Winning?
In 2016, Erica Chenoweth wrote this piece on the four trends that predict the eventual success of popular…
What Is Going on in America?
In June, Political Violence At A Glance editors Christian Davenport and Erica Chenoweth, through the Conflict Consortium, convened…