US Polarization: Can It Be Fixed Before It Gets Worse?
Guest post by Oliver Hicklin-Coorey The Capitol insurrection on January 6 was a culmination of decades of increasing…
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Explaining the Political and Social Unrest in Cuba
Guest post by William M. LeoGrande “The only thing that could cause a social explosion in this country,”…
Why Conservatives Attacked the US Capitol: Decline and Radicalization
Guest post by Andrew H. Kydd The conservative attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021…
Digitally Fueled Civil Resistance and Repression in Myanmar
Guest post by Kyungmee Kim and Espen Geelmuyden Rød The aftermath of the coup in Myanmar illustrates how…
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…
Best Political Violence Fiction of 2020
By Emily Hencken Ritter and guest contributor Jessica Maves Braithwaite In December, PV@G editors and contributors shared their…
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…
Election in Peru
Last Tuesday, Peru swore in its third president in just over a week. Large protests against government corruption…
Nigerians and Americans Are Protesting Police Violence, But They Have Different Demands. Here’s Why
Guest post by Megan Turnbull Police brutality is an entrenched problem in Nigeria and the US, and 2020…