Democracy and Political Violence

Name: Democracy and Political Violence
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ISBN: 9780748637966

ISBN-10: 0748637966

ISBN-13: 9780748637966

Edition: 2011

Authors: John Schwarzmantel

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 3/24/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.10" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgements



Conflict and Community


The Nature of Political Violence


Democracy and Violence


Violence and the State


Community and Conflict


Conflict and Anger


Inclusion and Exclusion



The Forms and Nature of Political Violence


Nature of the Challenge


The Resort to Violence


Globalisation and Violence


A State of Permanent Crisis


Sovereign Power



The State and Violence


The State as a Violent Actor


The State: Problem or Solution?


What Criteria Should Guide State Use of Violence?


Establishing Democratic Rules of the Game


Democratic Transition



Democracy and Terrorism


The Nature of Terrorism: Defining the Phenomenon


Responses to Terrorism


Democratic Reactions to Terrorism


Restoring Democratic Community



Ethnic and Nationalist Violence and Democracy


Why Does Nationalism Lead to Violence?


Nationalist Oppression and Violence


Two Possible Solutions


Problems of the Two Solutions



Violence and the Installation of Democracy


Violence in Favour of Democracy: The Case For


Problems of Using Violence for Democracy


Violence as a Global Challenge


States and Violence: Action and Reaction


Violence as Resistance to Democratic Imposition



Culture, Violence and Democracy


Culture and Violence


Culture as the Solution for the Problem of Violence


Culture and Community



Democracy in Times of Risk and Uncertainty


How Serious is the Challenge of Violence?


How Should Democracies Respond to Violence?


Institutional Reform and Reform of Discourse


Optimistic versus Pessimistic Scenarios


Bibliography


Index