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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What Is Going on in America?
In June, Political Violence At A Glance editors Christian Davenport and Erica Chenoweth, through the Conflict Consortium, convened…
Trends in Militarized Policing: New Data and Puzzles
Guest post by Erica De Bruin In recent months, protests in support of Black Lives Matter—and the federal…
In Defense of Zombies
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned, perhaps counterintuitively, to films and…
Trash is Piling Up in Rural Colombia—That’s a Bad Sign for Peace
By Fiorella Vera-Adrianzén, Peter Dixon, Daniel Ortega, Edwin Cubillos Rodríguez, Manuela Muñoz Ramírez, Rosario Arias Callejas, Saraya Bonilla…
The Political Backlash of Repressive Policing
Guest post by Travis Curtice In the United States, thousands of protestors continue to take to the streets…
Is COVID-19 “Shrinking” the State?
By Juan Tellez Much has been written lately about the potential for COVID-19 to instigate or exacerbate political…
Militarization of the Police
Guest post by Lindsay P. Cohn The COVID-19 pandemic raises important questions about civil liberties and the use…
America’s New Civil War?
By Navin Bapat. Is the United States waging a war against its African American population? Most would likely…
Reporting the Crisis: Baltimore, #FreddieGray, and the News and Social Media Reaction
Guest post by Jeffrey Ian Ross The recent tragic death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore police custody…