Tag: Violence
What are conditions of violence ?
Violence takes root in practices that appear ordinary but lead to foreseeable…
Who Are the War Criminals, Genocidaires, and Terrorists?
About the book Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities: Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal?, by…
Is Violence Shaped More by Place—or by Perception?
Beyond where it happens, violence gains its true meaning through perception: it…
Policing Dissent: Counterinsurgency in Istanbul
About Police, Provocation, Politics: Counterinsurgency in Istanbul, winner of the 2023 Anthony…
Perpetrators of Mass Violence: How to Approach and Study Them
About the book Perpetrators: Encountering Humanity’s Dark Side, by Antonius C.G.M. Robben…
Legal Gaps: How Chemical Submission Enables Sexual Assault
The Mazan case in France shows how drug-facilitated violence challenges existing laws…
State-Sanctioned Murders and Repression in Communist Cuba
The Cuban dictatorship has maintained its grip on power for 65 years,…
Peace Advocacy: Human Rights and Violence in Colombia
The path to a peace worth its name, in Colombia and elsewhere,…
War on Animals: Crafting a Law of Peace for All Beings
Advancing a legal framework that merges animal welfare with humanitarian principles promises…
Rethinking the Violence-Nonviolence Binary in Climate
In the urgent quest to combat climate change, must we choose between…
Electoral Dynamics: Autocracies & Power Struggles
Electoral dynamics in autocratic regimes and post-conflict democracies are far from straightforward.…
Elderly Women: Unearth & Champion the Hidden Pain
While society often celebrates youth and progress, the unsettling truth about domestic…