POL SCI 51A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Fundamentalism, Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam, Militant Faction
19 Oct 2016
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Today: cause of non-state violence: institutions, ideas, individuals. People instigate violence: forms of violence: revolution and terrorism, goals of violence: political goals and legitimacy, religion, state responses: military action or reform. State can adapt in response to violence: causes of non state violence*************************************** Focusing on violence with political goals, not simply crime. Ex: cartels, terrorist: outside state control. Ex: terrorists: carried out by state functionaries. Reasons: great britain did not give them a voice in the system ( taxation without representation , the idea of liberty took hold, giving people a rallying cry ( give me liberty or give me. [institutions] death ) [ideas: a series of humiliations at the hand of the british [individuals] 3 explanations: institutions, 2) ideas, 3) individuals, institutions. If we did want to understand cause of revolution we must look at institutions. Everyone has grievances, the grievances alone cannot account for violence. Opportunities for peaceful organizations to express grievances vary.
