Chapter 7 - Political Violence Flashcards
Political Violence
Politically motivated violence outside of the state’s control.
3 reasons (I) for Political Violence
Institutional, Ideational, Individual
Institutional
Institutions create contain values or norms that implicitly or explicitly encourage political violence, or constrain human activity, thus provoking political violence. Winner-take-all systems marginalize groups. Participation is blocked.
Ideational
Ideas that incite political violence. Radicalism, reactionism.
Individual
Single people feel the only way to be heard is through violence. Emotional and psychological explanations.
Types of Political Violence
Revolution and Terrorism
Revolution
Generally with positive connotations. Public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime.
Relative Deprivation Model
A gap between actual conditions and expected conditions.
Terrorism
Use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians to achieve a political goal.
State-sponsored terrorism
States train terrorists.
Guerilla War
You know this.
Nihilism
A belief that all institutions and values are essentially meaningless and the only redeeming value one can embrace is violence. Violence valued for its own sake.
