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Political Violence
Violence outside of state control that is politically motivated.
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Contentious Politics
Collective political struggle that includes revolutions, civil wars, riots, strikes, and peaceful protest movements.
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Institutional Explanations
Factors that focus on how state, economic, or social systems contribute to political violence.
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Ideational Explanations
Factors that focus on the impact of political or religious ideas in causing political violence.
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Individual Explanations
Factors that look at personal motivations for engaging in political violence, whether rational or psychological.
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Revolution
A public seizure of the state to overturn the existing government and regime, often involving public participation.
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Relative Deprivation Model
A psychological approach arguing that revolution occurs when there is a gap between public expectations and actual conditions.
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Terrorism
The use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians to achieve a political goal.
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State-Sponsored Terrorism
When a state directly supports terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy.
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Guerrilla War
Violence by nonstate actors targeting the state, usually following traditional rules of war.
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Nihilism
The belief that all values and institutions are meaningless, leading to the justification of violence to create a new order.
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Cosmic War
The belief that modern states seek to exterminate believers, leading to violence as a response.
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Surveillance State
A state that increases security measures, potentially eroding civil rights and democratic freedoms.
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