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Police

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Military Dissent and Protest: When Soldiers Refuse Orders to Use Force

  • July 25, 2022
Guest post by David Pion-Berlin At a time when the horrors of war are on full display in…
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What Superheroes Can Tell Us About American Violence

  • February 2, 2022
Guest post by Menaka Philips and Sequential Potential An unlikely figure has come to the fore in debates…
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Nigerians and Americans Are Protesting Police Violence, But They Have Different Demands. Here’s Why

  • November 16, 2020
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?

  • July 30, 2020
In June, Political Violence At A Glance editors Christian Davenport and Erica Chenoweth, through the Conflict Consortium, convened…
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Trends in Militarized Policing: New Data and Puzzles

  • July 23, 2020
Guest post by Erica De Bruin In recent months, protests in support of Black Lives Matter—and the federal…
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In Defense of Zombies

  • July 14, 2020
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned, perhaps counterintuitively, to films and…
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Trash is Piling Up in Rural Colombia—That’s a Bad Sign for Peace

  • July 2, 2020
By Fiorella Vera-Adrianzén, Peter Dixon, Daniel Ortega, Edwin Cubillos Rodríguez, Manuela Muñoz Ramírez, Rosario Arias Callejas, Saraya Bonilla…
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The Political Backlash of Repressive Policing

  • June 10, 2020
Guest post by Travis Curtice In the United States, thousands of protestors continue to take to the streets…
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Is COVID-19 “Shrinking” the State?

  • May 11, 2020
By Juan Tellez Much has been written lately about the potential for COVID-19 to instigate or exacerbate political…
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Line of police officers with batons and camo. Photo courtesy of katesheets.
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Militarization of the Police

  • March 25, 2020
Guest post by Lindsay P. Cohn The COVID-19 pandemic raises important questions about civil liberties and the use…
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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 @ 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.