Russian foreign policy-making is often guided by elites, intermediaries, private companies, and organized crime groups rather than the national interest, a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Aug 15, 2022
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Intimate partner violence—or abuse and aggression in a romantic relationship—is a pervasive global issue. In Uganda, a primarily Christian country in East Africa, 56% of women who've been married report being sexually ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2022
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A new report published as a preprint on medRxiv.org from researchers at the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) reveals alarming trends in attitudes toward violence, including political violence, in the United ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Schoolchildren huddled in Uvalde, Tex. classrooms as classmates and teachers are cut down by a rogue gunman. A peaceful weekend afternoon at a Buffalo, N.Y. grocery store interrupted by a white supremacist who sprays the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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Violent extremism could be defined as support for violence to achieve political, ideological or social objectives. Under the umbrella of this type of mindset, violent acts are seen as a legitimate means of imposing a way ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2022
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While there are many factors contributing to the scourge of gun violence in the United States, one thing is clear: The data—and the majority of Americans—support laws that sensibly restrict access to firearms under certain ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2022
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Far-right extremists pose an increasing risk in Australia and around the world. In 2020, ASIO revealed that about 40% of its counter-terrorism work involved the far right.
Social Sciences
May 30, 2022
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A national poll provides a snapshot into public sentiment about the acceptability of violent protest against federal, state and local government, providing current insights about the state of U.S. democracy and safety of ...
Political science
Feb 3, 2022
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Having been shocked when personally witnessing the extreme brutality of vigilante violence, sociologist Muhammad Asif decided to study why people take the law into their own hands. His work culminated in a new theory of the ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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Last month, more than 100 million people watched the gory Netflix show, Squid Game. Whether or not screen violence is bad for us has been extensively studied. The consensus is that it can have negative effects. But the question ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2021
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