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When does a shooting become terrorism? A Texas case could help define the answer.
A child born into a community with a history of political unrest is at higher risk of abuse as they grow into a young adult.
The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.
White Americans who watch Fox News are more likely to agree that shadowy political elites are embracing permissive immigration policies to replace native-born white Americans.
Forty-five years apart, two assassination attempts on American Presidents rather uncannily happened at the very same location. This case of history repeating itself offers much food for thought.
The moral dimension of political polarization in the US, where each side views the other as immoral, helps fuel attacks like the one against Trump at the Washington Hilton.
Active white nationalist groups operate in all but two U.S. states. Researchers have found that there’s a strong association between holding white nationalist views and supporting political violence.
Canadian policymakers need to take more action on hate crimes. Here are five actions that could make a difference.
Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?
With a marked rise in political polarization and violent attacks, it is past due for Canada to strengthen efforts to protect its elected officials.
While illegal takeovers of state have declined globally, Africa has now seen at least 10 successful coups since 2020.
Well-known flaws in conventional polling methods may be creating the incorrect perception that many Americans think political violence is justified.
Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political disagreement from debate to aggression.
From the Salem witch trials to McCarthyism and Charlie Kirk’s killing, an exaggerated fear of a particular group has resulted in repression from liberals and conservatives.
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
Charlie Kirk is symbolic of how university campuses have become central to contemporary culture and politics.
Charlie Kirk’s education beliefs have deep roots that predate the MAGA movement and trace back to the 1960s.
The video of Charlie Kirk’s murder went far and wide, and many people ended up seeing it when they would rather have avoided it.
The US has long fused politics and violence, often through firearms. To claim that such shootings betray ‘who we are’ is to forget that the US was founded on this form of political violence.
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury College
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Research Affiliate and Senior Analyst, University of Central Florida
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Women & Politics Ph.D. Program, Rutgers University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
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Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master's in Applied Intelligence, Georgetown University
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Professor of History, University of Washington
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Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College
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Chair of the Board of Trustees and Head of African Futures & Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies. Extraordinary Professor in the Centre of Human Rights, University of Pretoria