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Does the UN Act to Prevent Violent Conflict?

  • February 8, 2018
By Peter B. White, David E. Cunningham, and Kyle Beardsley Research into the role of the UN in…
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Grievances, Accommodation, and the Decline of Ethnic Violence

  • January 24, 2018
By Lars Erik Cederman, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, & Julian Wucherpfennig The finding that violent conflict has declined, especially after…
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An Amnesty Deal for Mexico’s Drug Cartels?

  • December 11, 2017
By Brian J. Phillips Mexico’s leading presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recently said he would consider offering…
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Contradictory Progress of Gender Representation in Kenya

  • November 27, 2017
By Alexis Coopersmith “A nation without women leaders is like a family without a mother.”  The billboard, plastered…
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Are Micro Level Studies Important for Our Understanding of Civil War, Irregular Warfare, and Political Violence?

  • November 16, 2017
By Huseyin Tunc “Daesh members came to our village, Kocho in Shingal [north west Iraq]. Some wore masks…
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When Do Referendums Lead to Conflict?

  • November 13, 2017
By Katy Collin On September 25, Iraqi Kurds held a referendum on independence. Within the week, on 1…
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Beliefs About Male Superiority Help Explain Why More Gender-equal Societies are More Peaceful

  • November 8, 2017
By Elin Bjarnegård, Karen Brounéus, and Erik Melander Male political activists in Thailand who subscribed to masculine honor ideology…
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Did Banning Assault Weapons Affect Mass Shootings?

  • November 7, 2017
Guest Post by Brian Phillips for Denver Dialogues The Texas church mass shooting that killed 26 people and wounded…
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Can Civilian Nonviolent Action Deter Massacres?

  • September 26, 2017
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Nonviolent action can be a useful tool for voicing citizen concerns and even…
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Autonomous Security Provision in Peru

  • June 23, 2015
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues Peru has a long history of civilians providing for their own…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, 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.