Full Description
This new handbook explores, organizes, and analyses current research on political violence in a changing global context.
Drawing from diverse disciplines—political science, sociology, anthropology, history, as well as cultural and legal studies—the volume comprehensively surveys current research, providing an interdisciplinary overview that transcends traditional boundaries. At the heart of the volume lies the concept of "transformations." The handbook delves into three pivotal questions: (1) how have forms of political violence evolved over time? (2) what role do institutions play in shaping these changes? (3) how do different stakeholders interpret and ascribe meaning to varying manifestations of political violence? Offering a systematic approach, the volume provides statistical insights and pivotal case studies, bridging epistemological and methodological boundaries. Mapping the contemporary terrain of political violence, the book provides readers with a versatile toolbox enabling them to engage with both the dynamics of violence and the underlying political context. The work's process-oriented paradigm facilitates dialogues between disciplines, shedding light on recent trends and providing a nuanced understanding of political violence in our complex world.
This book will be of much interest to students of political violence, terrorism studies, sociology, politics and International Relations in general.
Contents
Introduction: Transformations of Political Violence, Thorsten Bonacker, Christopher Daase, Jonas J. Driedger, Nguyễn Phạm Lam Phương, and Jannik Pfister Part I: Transformations of Forms of Political Violence 1. War between States: Perishing Parent of All Political Violence?, Jonas J. Driedger 2. The Internationalization of Intrastate Conflict: Are Civil Wars Transforming?, Hanna Pfeifer, Frederik Schissler, Regine Schwab, and Jonas Wolff 3. Technological Innovation and the Transformation of Military Conflict, Frank Kuhn and Niklas Schörnig 4. The Transformation of Violence against Civilians: Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure in Contemporary Conflict, Regine Schwab 5. Transformations of Genocidal Violence: Causes, Catalysts and (De-)Escalations, Timothy Williams and Maximilian Wegener 6. The Assassination of Social Activists: Characteristics, Causes, and Transformations, Jonas Wolff and Juan Albarracín 7. On Transformations of Violence towards LGBTQ+ People in Zimbabwe: Coming into Our Own, Princess A. Sibanda and Zintombizethu Matebeni 8. Historical Transformations of Protest Violence, Nicolai Hannig and Sara-Luise Spittler 9. Exploring the Transformation of Political Violence through Digital Technologies, Laura Gianna Guntrum, Anja-Liisa Gonsior, and Christian Reuter 10. Environmental Change and the Transformations of Political Violence, Markus Lederer and Verena Lasso Mena 11. Developing Violence and the Violence of Development, Felix Anderl Part II: Institutions and the Transformation of Political Violence 12. Transformation(s) in the Justification of Interstate Violence: On the Relationship between the Legitimization of War and International Order, Hendrik Simon and Lothar Brock 13. Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Ability of Public International Law to Address Particular Forms of Political Violence, Thilo Marauhn 14. The UN Between War and Peace: Transformations of Political Violence through Peacekeeping?, Nadine Ansorg 15. Human Rights (Violations) in Regional Organizations, Mariel Reiss 16. International Institutions and Colonial Violence, Lina Schneider and Lisbeth Zimmermann 17. Violent Conflict, Institutions, and the Dynamics of Social Order, Jan Koehler 18. Anti-Gender Policies and Practices: Seeding Political Violence, Erin Katherine Krafft 19. Transformations of Violence in Migration, Nina Perkowski and Annika Lindberg Part III: Interpretations of Political Violence 20. Memory and the Interpretation of Political Violence: Exploring the Politics of Memorial Aesthetics over Time, Susanne Buckley-Zistel 21. Changes in Genocide Discourse: The Unfolding Politics of Recognizing Colonial Genocides, Sally Ghattas, Sabine Mannitz, A. Dirk Moses, and Núrel Bahí Reitz 22. Revisiting the History of Transitional Justice: Transformative Goals and Shifting Interpretations of Political Violence, Anika Oettler 23. Interrelations of Political Violence and Language in Conflicts and War, Liudmyla Pidkuimukha and Monika Wingender 24. Transformations of Political Violence through Heritage (Un)Making in Cities, Jona Schwerer and Sybille Frank 25. Shifting Epistemologies of Police Violence, Julia Leser 26. Transformations of Media, Memory, and Political Violence, Kaya de Wolff and Astrid Erll 27. The Body Keeps the Score: Tracing Political Violence in the Postcolonial City, Anoma Pieris
