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A Widening Rift Between Europe and the Sahel

  • February 11, 2022
Guest post by Silvia D’Amato Two weeks ago, the Malian military junta, in power after a coup in…
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How Do Governments Decide Which Groups Are “Terrorist Organizations”?

  • February 7, 2022
By Brian J. Phillips and Mirna El Masri US Senator Ted Cruz recently called for Yemen’s Houthis to…
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Why the “Terrorist” Label Helps Some Groups and Hurts Others

  • September 1, 2021
Guest post by Rebecca Best Does adding a terrorist group to the US State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization…
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Rising Violence and the Risks to Children in Burkina Faso

  • August 11, 2021
Guest post by Christopher M. Faulkner and Jared Thompson In June, Islamist militants launched an attack against the…
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Pro-Government Militia Attacks Surge Amid COVID-19

  • August 2, 2021
Guest post by Britt Koehnlein and Ore Koren The question of whether the COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike…
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Why Jihadists Are Collecting “Zakat” in the Sahel

  • July 12, 2021
Guest post by Alex Thurston Around the world, jihadists use a dizzying array of mechanisms to finance themselves,…
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Not Free or Credible: Why Regional Election Observers Failed Chad and Benin

  • April 22, 2021
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Christina Cottiero Welcoming election observation missions has become routine for governments…
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Governance Failures, Vigilantism, and its Dangers

  • August 12, 2020
Guest post by Phillip Davis The murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Georgia resident, by two private citizens…
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To Understand Political Violence in the US: Think Movements, Not Groups

  • June 22, 2020
By Brian J. Phillips In May, two men connected to the “Boogaloo” movement carried out a drive-by shooting…
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Gendered Violence and Political Agendas

  • February 11, 2019
Guest post by Hilary Matfess, Robert U. Nagel, and Meredith Loken. On January 25th, President Donald Trump announced…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world's conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

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Political Violence at a Glance
  • About
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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.