The Polarization Project …appear that little can be done about this, a broad range of thinkers and organizations of differing political stripes are in fact attempting to address these divisions. In The Polarization…
Violence, Politics & Democracy …political violence are increasing in frequency and intensity, assessing the actual likelihood of politically motivated acts of physical harm remains challenging, as does determining what to do about such threats….
‘Stories about the Way the Nation Is Organized Are Dividing Us’: A Conversation with Richard Slotkin …spiral. Looking forward, he predicts a future of renewed political violence, plagued by “terrorism, urban uprisings, and intercommunal violence of the kind that has plagued Israel and Northern Ireland.” We’ve…
Violence Reduction and Social Inclusion in Ecuador: Legalizing Street Gangs and Declining Rates of Homicide …of heightened political instability as well as the vulnerability of these groups for government targeting as the political demands of the moment require. Interestingly, despite a freezing of relationships between…
Violence and the Pandemic: Urgent Questions for Research …Their thoughtful consideration of the mechanisms that drive spikes in some forms of violence and drops in others suggests timely and compelling opportunities for crucial social-science research that can complement…
Determinants of Infant Abuse and Neglect In Group-Living Macaques Infant abuse and neglect is not a phenomenon unique to the human species. In monkeys and apes, some mothers occasionally display violent behavior towards their infants and a few others…
Latino Violence in the United States: A Five-City Study The HFG grant supported the first book-length attempt to answer questions on Latino homicide with hard evidence and empirical research that helps us better understand the impact of the latest…
Identifying Genes Responsible for a Highly Heritable Aspect of Antisocial Behavior in 7-Year-Old Children Our recent work on the genetic basis of antisocial behavior has concentrated on defining the most heritable antisocial behavior phenotype for molecular genetic analyses. We have now repeatedly demonstrated that…
Social Order and the Genesis of Rebellion: A Study of Mutiny in the Royal Navy, 1740–1820 Mutinies are part of broader class of rebellion and insurgencies and understanding them sheds light on contentious politics generally. Although there have been many studies of mutiny, for those seeking…
Serotonin and Impulsive Aggression: Not So Fast …B. A. van Oost. 1993. Abnormal behavior associated with a point mutation in the structural gene for monoamine oxidase A. Science 262: 578-80. Castellanos, F. X., J. Elia, M. J….
