Dynamics of political violence [electronic resource] : a process-oriented perspective on radicalization and the escalation of political conflict / edited by Lorenzo Bosi, Chares Demetriou, Stefan Malthaner.
Dynamics of Political Violence examines how violence emerges and develops from episodes of contentious politics. By considering a wide range of empirical cases, such as anarchist movements, ethno-nationalist and left-wing militancy in Europe, contemporary Islamist violence, and insurgencies in South...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham :
Ashgate Publishing,
2014.
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| Series: | Mobilization series on social movements, protest, and culture.
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| Summary: | Dynamics of Political Violence examines how violence emerges and develops from episodes of contentious politics. By considering a wide range of empirical cases, such as anarchist movements, ethno-nationalist and left-wing militancy in Europe, contemporary Islamist violence, and insurgencies in South Africa and Latin America, this volume of research identifies the forces that shape radicalization and violent escalation and contributes to the process-and-mechanism-based models of contentious politics that have been developing over the past decade in both sociology and political science. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 308 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409443520 1409443523 1306471346 9781306471343 9781409443513 1409443515 9781472401922 1472401921 1317147367 9781317147367 |