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…
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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…
Humiliation is the Key to Understanding Widespread Rebellion
Guest post by Mustafa Kirişçi and Ibrahim Kocaman George Floyd suffered the humiliation of dying when a police…
Preparing for a November Surprise
By guest contributors Maria J. Stephan and Candace Rondeaux, and PV@G editor Erica Chenoweth. Nationwide protests against police…
In Defense of Zombies
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned, perhaps counterintuitively, to films and…
Trump Gambles on American Racial Tension
Guest post by Graig R. Klein, Carla Martínez Machain, and Efe Tokdemir Doubling down on a law and…
Protesting Against Oppression
Guest post by James C. Franklin The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, captured in a…
Could Trump Unite the Nation—Against Himself?
Guest post by Sooyeon Kang As protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery—among…
To Understand Political Violence in the US: Think Movements, Not Groups
By Brian J. Phillips In May, two men connected to the “Boogaloo” movement carried out a drive-by shooting…
Why Do Protests Turn Violent? Blame State-Society Relations (and Not Provocateurs)
Guest post by Heather Sullivan As some protests across the country in response to George Floyd’s murder by…