Vol 3, No 1

Is a General Theory of Violence Possible?

Guest Editors of the Focus Section are Manuel Eisner (UK) and Susanne Karstedt (UK).

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Table of Contents

Editorial
Wilhelm Heitmeyer, Douglas S. Massey, Steven F. Messner, James Sidanius, Michel Wieviorka
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3-3

Focus Section

Introduction: Is a General Theory of Violence Possible?
Susanne Karstedt, Manuel Eisner
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4-8
Micro and Macro Causes of Violence
Randall Collins
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9-22
Violence, Crime, and Violent Crime
Richard B. Felson
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23-39
The Uses of Violence: An Examination of Some Cross-Cutting Issues
Manuel Eisner
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40-59
Is a General Theory of Socially Disapproved Violence Possible (or Necessary)?
Charles Tittle
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60-74
Violence as Situational Action
Per-Olof H. Wikström, Kyle H. Treiber
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75-96
Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks for Organised Violence
Martin Shaw
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97-106

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
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107-123
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
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124-142