Can People Be Manipulated to Protest?
Guest post by Sarah J. Lockwood We live in an era of increasing protest, with large-scale, sustained social…
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What Superheroes Can Tell Us About American Violence
Guest post by Menaka Philips and Sequential Potential An unlikely figure has come to the fore in debates…
If Repression Is Local, So Are the Solutions
By Emily Hencken Ritter and Sequential Potential Dr. Martin Luther King spent his adult life fighting without violence…
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…
The Political Costs of Abusing Human Rights
Guest post by Rebecca Cordell As countries around the world continue to battle a deadly pandemic, another crisis…
Will the US Experience Election Violence? Lessons from Kenya
Guest post by Kathleen Klaus Kenya experienced one of the worst episodes of election violence in 2007 when…
Resisting Political Violence in America
Guest post by Jessica Maves Braithwaite Concern is growing about the potential for escalating and widespread violence in…
Might COVID-19 Upend Social Hierarchies?
Guest post by Priscilla Torres, Katie Webster, Chong Chen, and Kyle Beardsley From COVID-19 to the Black Lives…