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Mob in the Capitol
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In Washington, D.C.

  • January 7, 2021
By Joseph Young Any PhD student who studies Comparative Politics can tell you (after reading Adam Przeworksi’s work…
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Authoritarian Tactics on US Soil

  • August 5, 2020
By Danielle Lupton, David T. Burbach, and Lindsay P. Cohn Over the past two weeks, Department of Homeland…
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COVID-19, Food Access, and Social Upheaval

  • July 15, 2020
Guest post by Ida Rudolfsen According to the World Food Program’s (WFP) latest report, the COVID-19 pandemic will…
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The Global Impacts of COVID-19

  • July 13, 2020
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected prospects for peace or conflict; political participation; and civil liberties around the…
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Protesting Against Oppression

  • June 25, 2020
Guest post by James C. Franklin The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, captured in a…
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Military Dissent Could Curb Democratic Backsliding in the US

  • June 11, 2020
By Deborah Avant and guest contributor Kara Kingma Neu In the wake of increasing military dissent over its…
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War Isn’t (Quite) the Right Metaphor for COVID-19

  • May 20, 2020
Guest post by Sara Plana and Sanne Verschuren The analogy of the COVID-19 crisis as war is inescapable.…
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Militaries and COVID-19: Implications for Human Rights and Democracy

  • May 19, 2020
By Katariina Mustasilta and Roman-Gabriel Olar Countries around the world are increasingly relying on their militaries to battle…
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Electoral Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Economic Consequences

  • April 22, 2020
By guest contributors Austin Doctor and Stephen Bagwell The weeks leading up to Cameroon’s February 2020 parliamentary and…
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The (Non)Democratic Effects of COVID-19. Which Regimes Will Recover?

  • April 16, 2020
Guest post by Roman-Gabriel Olar The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a threat to public health, but also…
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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. 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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    • January 29, 2021
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    • January 18, 2021
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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.