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Failed states and the origins of violence : a comparative analysis of state failure as a root cause of terrorism and political violence
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ISBN: 9781472417800 1472417801 9781472417800 9781472417800 1472417801 9781315581828 9781317136859 9781317136866 9781138249394 Year: 2014 Publisher: Farnham, Surrey, Eng. : Burlington, VT : Ashgate,

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Utilizing global barometer data, Tiffiany Howard examines the underpinnings of individual support for political violence and argues that an insidious pattern of deprivation within failed states drives ordinary citizens to engage in and support extreme acts of political violence. A rigorous examination of four regions plagued by a combination of failed states and political violence-Sub Saharan Africa, The Middle East and North Africa, Southeast and South Asia, and Latin America-this text draws parallels to arrive at a single conclusion; that failed states are a natural breeding ground for terro


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Family violence from a global perspective : a strengths-based approach
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ISBN: 9781412999335 1412999332 Year: 2014 Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. Sage

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Investing in security : a global assessment of armed violence reduction initiatives.
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ISBN: 1283319926 9786613319920 9264124543 9264124535 Year: 2011 Publisher: Paris : OECD,

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Conservative estimates indicate that at least 740 000 men, women, youth and children die each year as a result of armed violence, most of them in low- and medium-income settings. The majority of these deaths occur in situations other than war, though armed conflicts continue to generate a high incidence of casualties.   Approaches to preventing and reducing these deaths and related suffering are becoming increasingly important on the international agenda. In spite of the global preoccupation with the costs and consequences of armed violence, comparatively little evidence exists about how to stem its risks and effects. Virtually no information is available on Armed Violence Reduction and Prevention interventions, much less their effectiveness. This publication aims to fill this gap. It seeks to generate more understanding of what works and what does not, to stimulate further evaluation and to contribute to more effective and efficient policies and programmes. A large-scale mapping of Armed Violence Reduction and Prevention activities around the world form the basis of analysis, focusing primarily on programming trends in six countries – Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Liberia, South Africa and Timor-Leste. These countries represent the very different programming contexts – from high rates of urban criminal violence to protracted post-conflict insecurity – in which development practitioners are currently engaged. While offering new data and analysis, this assessment builds directly on the 2009 publication Armed Violence Reduction: Enabling Development.


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Understanding collective political violence.
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ISBN: 9780230285460 0230285465 Year: 2012 Publisher: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan


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The dynamics of radicalization : a relational and comparative perspective
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ISBN: 9780199937721 9780199937707 0199937729 0199937702 0190236604 Year: 2015 Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press,

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This study advances a theoretical synthesis to explaining radicalization. Treating radicalization as a process along which a member organisation of a broad social movement shifts from predominantly nonviolent tactics to predominantly violent tactics, the book moves beyond a focus on dispositions and opportunities for aggression triggered in response to environmental stimuli, or on violence-prone ideologies and cultural templates.

Men and violence : Gender, honor, and rituals in modern Europe and America
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ISBN: 0814207537 0814207529 9780814207536 Year: 1998 Publisher: Columbus (OH) : Ohio State University Press,

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