POL380Y1 Lecture 2: Week 2
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Timing, magnitude, location, type of violence, all offer variance in different types of violence or in the same conflict. So why does it happen here but not there, why did it happen now but not before, spike in indiscriminate violence then discriminate violence. Level of analysis (micro/ macro) decisions made by those on the field vs. those somewhere who are more detached, might be more rational b/c they are further away. Soldiers vs. higher decision making position then we might need different theories to explain violence. Pinker: the declinist thesis (cid:498)that we see a general decline in violence(cid:499) so the spikes. Possibilities for prevention, intervention, management, etc. if we understand violence more. The most violent provinces in iraq during the war w discriminate vs. indiscriminate violence. The us patterns of behaviour vs. the insurgent patterns of behaviour begins to change over time.
