State Repression Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

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The African Leader Summit Should Be About American as Well as African Political Violence

December 13, 2022

By Christian Davenport Every now and then a group of political leaders gets together in an effort to…

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Send in the Clowns: Opposing Anti-Migrant Citizen Patrols in Finland

March 22, 2016

By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues State repression, armed conflict, and a variety of humanitarian crises have…

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Does Democracy Constrain Rulers or Pacify Dissidents?

July 21, 2015

By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues After two decades of slow but consistent progress toward more democratic governance,…

Violence in America, Redux

August 8, 2012

By Christian Davenport This post is part of the “Would Someone Please Explain This to Me?” series. Thank…

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Uncle Sam and Hate Groups

July 25, 2012

By Will H. Moore “There is always the possibility that a secret police system may become a menace to…

Give State (Repression) a Chance

July 11, 2012

By Christian Davenport All we are saying… is give states a chance (repeat for effect). Next time you…

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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.