Vol. 3 No. 1 (2009)

Focus: Is a General Theory of Violence Possible?

Open Section

Published: 2009-05-04

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Editorial: Letter from the Editors

Editorial

Wilhelm Heitmeyer, Douglas S. Massey, Steven F. Messner, James Sidanius, Michel Wieviorka

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Focus Section

Introduction: Is a General Theory of Violence Possible?

Susanne Karstedt, Manuel Eisner

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Micro and Macro Causes of Violence

Randall Collins

9-22
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Violence, Crime, and Violent Crime

Richard B. Felson

23-39
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The Uses of Violence: An Examination of Some Cross-Cutting Issues

Manuel Eisner

40-59
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Is a General Theory of Socially Disapproved Violence Possible (or Necessary)?

Charles Tittle

60-74
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Violence as Situational Action

Per-Olof H. Wikström, Kyle H. Treiber

75-96
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Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks for Organised Violence

Martin Shaw

97-106
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Open Section

Understanding the Other’s “Understanding” of Violence: Legitimacy, Recognition, and the Challenge of Dealing with the Past in Divided Societies

Marcel M. Baumann

107-123
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Motive Structures and Violence among Young Globalization Critics: A Statistical Typology of the Motives for Protest at the 2007 G8 Summit

Renate Möller, Uwe Sander, Arne Schäfer, Dirk Villányi, Matthias D. Witte

124-142
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