World War Z Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

October 2, 2020

What songs, books, or films describe our current moment? Whether it’s something that brings hope, or simply something…

April 10, 2020

In 2013, PV@G editor Joe Young wrote a post about a perennial favorite: zombies. Joe suggested that stories…

June 25, 2013

By Joseph Young World War Z, the latest Zombie book turned big-screen summer blockbuster, has got me thinking…

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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.

World War Z

Songs (and Books and Film) for the Season

Diversions: Zombies!

The Downside of Zombies

Best Books of 2022: Fiction and Graphic Novel Edition

Ten Years of Political Violence At A Glance

Juneteenth 2.0—or Putting Black Folk Back into Their Emancipation

Other Peoples’ Wars

Why a Settlement in Ukraine Remains Out of Reach