CPO 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sokoto Caliphate, Cosmotheism, Guerrilla Warfare

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Comparative Politics
• Course: CPO 2001
• Professor: Conor O'Dwyer

Document Summary

"political violence is politically motivated violence outside of state control. " (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Most violence committed in society is domestic violence, being robbed; not political violence. Outside of state control: rules out war, con icts with other states. Private violence gets so big that it has bigger picture implications ex. Institutional factors, ideas, individual factors. (not necessarily mutually exclusive) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Institutional: existing institutions may encourage violence or constrain human action, creating a violent backlash. Ideational: ideas may justify or promote the use of violence. Both of these have a greater tolerance for violence. (cid:12254) Individual (psychological factors): psychological or strategic factors may lead people to carry out violence. Sense of inclusion that outcast people are looking for. ex. "the public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. " Connotation: revolution generally has more positive tone; evokes progress. Public: revolutions about people in the streets who want change.