Political violence Flashcards
Who are the two actors in a social movement?
- Claim-makers
- Object of claim
What are the two types of social movements?
- Revolutionary
- Reformative
Three types of collective action
- Contained
- Disruptive
- Violent
Three forms of state sponsorship
- Sanctuary
- Supplies
- Services
Definition of political repression
Act of a state entity to restrict or prevent the ability of defined groups to take part in the political life of a society thereby reducing their standing
Four goals of political repression
- Message strength
- obedience
- elimination of enemies
- state dissident nexus
Two types of genocide
Ideological, retributive
Two rebuttals to the state not being able to commit terrorism due to their legitimate right to violence
- Inconsistent
- Relative
Definition of political violence
The exercise of physical force with the intention to harm the welfare and physical integrity of the victim motivated by political goals.
Two elements of the repertoire of contention (according to Charles Tilley, 1977)
- What people making a claim know how to do
- What society has come to expect from them to choose from within a culturally sanctioned and empirically limited set of options
