Chapter 5: Political Violence

Nihilism

Nihilism

________- a belief that all institutions and values are essentially meaningless and that the only redeeming value is violence.

Fundamentalism

________ and nationalism can inspire violence against out- groups.

Participation

________ and inclusion provide nonviolent outlets for frustrations.

Revolution

________: public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime.

Individual

________: center on personal or psychological attributes common to all humans that can lead to violence.

Secessionist movement

________: one group seeks local control or independence from the state.

Ideational

________- having to do with ideas.

Institutional

________: deterministic; seeing people as shaped and directed by larger structures that they dont control.

Democracies

________ and nondemocracies rely on different tactics (participation versus repression) to reduce terrorism.

Violence

________ is a strategy to achieve goals.

foreign direct investment

Economy: depresses such things as tourism, ________, and stock markets.

Contentious politics

________ can be violent or nonviolent.

Coup détat

________: (military) elites remove a regime and replace it with a new one.

Criticism

________: neglects role of individuals and ideas.

versus extremist voices

Ideational: strength of moderates ________.

Relative deprivation model

________: predicts revolution when public expectations outpace the rate of domestic change.

domestic terrorism

Democracies are less prone to ________ and revolution.

Nonviolent activities

________: sit- ins, protests, strikes.

Political violence

________: violence outside of state control that is politically motivated.

Terrorism

________ is more common in states with weak capacity and autonomy.