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Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu

Brand new in paperback from ECPR Press

Context is crucial to understanding the causes of political violence. In this book, newly released in softback, BosiÓ DochartaighPisoiu and others take a fresh, innovative look at the importance of context in mobilising and shaping patterns of such violence.

Cases range from the Irish rebellion of 1916 through the Marxist insurgency of Sendero Luminoso to the ‘Invisible Commando’ of Côte d’Ivoire.

They encompass separatist guerrillas, Marxist insurgents, Islamist militants, nationalist insurrectionists and the urban violence that has emerged at the boundary between crime and politics.

'Time, space and milieux have for too long been silences in the research on social movements. This most welcome collection helps fill the gap through theoretical reflections and empirical evidence, and it contextualizes political violence, recognising the importance of contingency and agency within a relational approach.'
Donatella della Porta, European University Institute

'This is an excellent volume which shows why, when and how social contexts shape the dynamics of violence. Combining theoretical insights with meticulous and wide ranging empirical studies from all over the world, this book makes a powerful case for the centrality of relational analysis in the study of violent conflicts.'
Siniša Malešević, University College Dublin

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Paperback ISBN 9781785522376
Also available in hardback, ISBN 9781785521447

Keywords: Conflict, Ethnic Conflict, Extremism, Social Movements, Terrorism, Political Activism, Power

21 October 2016
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