Portland Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

January 20, 2021

By Joe Young In the wake of violent riots, today the United States inaugurates the 46th president of…

October 29, 2020

Guest post by Kathleen Klaus Kenya experienced one of the worst episodes of election violence in 2007 when…

August 5, 2020

By Danielle Lupton, David T. Burbach, and Lindsay P. Cohn Over the past two weeks, Department of Homeland…

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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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, Joe Young, and Patrick Pierson, 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.

Portland

The Escalatory Nature of Violence in Undermining (American) Democracy

Will the US Experience Election Violence? Lessons from Kenya

Authoritarian Tactics on US Soil

Trends in Militarized Policing: New Data and Puzzles

Six Questions on North Korea Answered

The Biggest Warning from the Facebook Whistleblower

Looking Back at 9/11

The End of the War on Terror

Why Jihadists Are Collecting “Zakat” in the Sahel