An Award and a Warning: The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
By guest contributor Sarah Tucker and permanent contributor Timothy D. Sisk Tomorrow, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will award…
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Gender and Political Violence
Guest post by Rose McDermott Recent commentary has noted that countries run by women have done a markedly…
New Presidency, New Policy: How Researchers Can Impact Policy
Vice President Joseph Biden has won the 2020 US Presidential Election against incumbent President Donald Trump. Biden said…
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…
Remember This? Brexit
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with domestic unrest in America and the looming US presidential election, has eclipsed other…
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…
Contentious Politics in the US: Grievance and Political Opportunity
Guest post by Karin Dyrstad and Solveig Hillesund Is the US heading towards widespread political violence—or even a…
The Human Impact of Deportation
By Juan Tellez, and guest contributor David Dow The COVID-19 pandemic brought a brief respite in national deportation…
Remember This? The Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with domestic unrest in America and the looming US presidential election, have eclipsed other…
Authoritarian Tactics on US Soil
By Danielle Lupton, David T. Burbach, and Lindsay P. Cohn Over the past two weeks, Department of Homeland…