POL S 204 Lecture Political Violence and Political Protest Puzzles cid 127 Why do political parties groups stop pursuing change through the states official channels cid 127 Why challenge the governments monopoly on use of force why are insiders sometimes complicit in eroding state s power influence and encourage violence threats from within the Gov cid 127 Why is it important not simply an academic concern peace to violence suddenly leads to destruction death Afganistan ethnic language diversity All muslim 1970 s pretty consistent growing modernizing has since fallen apart through civil war and occupation by soviets house of peace cid 127 Mexico Political Violence civil wars causes 2005 2006 stricter drug laws retaliation armed groups challenging central gov to gain control or secession south sudan most recent successful secession Causes resentment antipathy between groups in multi ethnic society immigration conflict over resources opportunities inequality oppression cid 127 majority can resent minority greed wealthy not want to subsidize the poor Spain catalonia Barcelona support whole country discovery of natural resources opportunity lower the cost of violence diamonds drugs oil rough terrain easier tojide week state difficult to monopolize use of force or tax revolution causes political agenda change in everything institutes culture cid 127 may or may not have lasting effects when the succeed fundamental change in political institutions change in political system economic system political ideologies cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 change in distribution of power Causes Rare expectations your best bet is to go along with what you expect everyone else to do in order to start the revolution you need a significant number of people change expectations and beliefs top down change elites top have a grievance try to rile up the bottom nobles oligarchs try to mobilize people they have power get out of control quickly ruler institutions over thrown political vacuum arises eventually new institutions arise but are quite surprising coups causes swift unpredictable irregular transfer of power by threat or force coup implies that coup perpetrator has support of armed forces or power faction within armed forces Israel Egypt Vietnam us supported the coup Cold War Latin America most coups Causes weak poor gov economic crisis cid 127 military is strong but other actors are weak opportunistic low cost the coup trap dominoe effect Why are civil wars more common than revolutions during cold war when usa and soviet union vied for influence overthrew unfriendly gov cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127