In 2004, Russia experienced its most appalling act of terrorism in history, the 53-hour seizure of School No. 1 in Beslan, North Ossetia. Approximately 1,200 children, parents, and teachers were taken hostage, and over 330 were killed, hundreds more seriously wounded, and all severely traumatized. In After Violence, Debra Javeline analyzes the aftermath of this large-scale violence with evidence from almost all direct victims. Despite widespread predictions of retaliatory ethnic violence, the massacre instead triggered unprecedented peaceful political activism. After Violence provides insights into this unexpected but favorable outcome.…mehr
In 2004, Russia experienced its most appalling act of terrorism in history, the 53-hour seizure of School No. 1 in Beslan, North Ossetia. Approximately 1,200 children, parents, and teachers were taken hostage, and over 330 were killed, hundreds more seriously wounded, and all severely traumatized. In After Violence, Debra Javeline analyzes the aftermath of this large-scale violence with evidence from almost all direct victims. Despite widespread predictions of retaliatory ethnic violence, the massacre instead triggered unprecedented peaceful political activism. After Violence provides insights into this unexpected but favorable outcome.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Debra Javeline is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and a fellow of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, Russian and East European Studies Program, and Environmental Change Initiative. Her research interests include mass political behavior, survey research, Russian politics, sustainability, environmental politics, and climate change. She focuses on the decisions of ordinary citizens, whether in response to violence or climate impacts, and she is currently exploring coastal homeowner motivations to take action to reduce their risk from rising seas, hurricanes, and other hazards.
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* Tables * Figures * Acknowledgments * Glossary of individuals * Introduction: Peace after violence in Beslan * Part I: The Beslan school hostage taking * Chapter 1: Grievances against ethnic rivals * Chapter 2: Political grievances * Chapter 3: The surprisingly nonviolent aftermath * Chapter 4: The surprisingly political aftermath * Part II: Why politics and nonviolence? * Chapter 5: Anger and other emotions * Chapter 6: Ethnic prejudice * Chapter 7: Political alienation and blame * Chapter 8: Social alienation versus social support * Chapter 9: Self-efficacy and political efficacy * Chapter 10: Biography (demographics, prior harm, and prior activism) * Chapter 11: A portrait of political activists and violent retaliators * Part III: Generalizing findings from Beslan victims * Chapter 12: Should results apply to nonvictims? * Chapter 13: Should results apply to victims in other places and times? * Conclusion: Peace after violence * Appendix A: Chronology of activities after the Beslan school hostage taking * Appendix B: Survey and focus group methodologies * References * Index
* Tables * Figures * Acknowledgments * Glossary of individuals * Introduction: Peace after violence in Beslan * Part I: The Beslan school hostage taking * Chapter 1: Grievances against ethnic rivals * Chapter 2: Political grievances * Chapter 3: The surprisingly nonviolent aftermath * Chapter 4: The surprisingly political aftermath * Part II: Why politics and nonviolence? * Chapter 5: Anger and other emotions * Chapter 6: Ethnic prejudice * Chapter 7: Political alienation and blame * Chapter 8: Social alienation versus social support * Chapter 9: Self-efficacy and political efficacy * Chapter 10: Biography (demographics, prior harm, and prior activism) * Chapter 11: A portrait of political activists and violent retaliators * Part III: Generalizing findings from Beslan victims * Chapter 12: Should results apply to nonvictims? * Chapter 13: Should results apply to victims in other places and times? * Conclusion: Peace after violence * Appendix A: Chronology of activities after the Beslan school hostage taking * Appendix B: Survey and focus group methodologies * References * Index
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