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[Christian Davenport]

idea for the week or maybe the month

FINALLY!!!!  It took a while to get here but I am pleased to announce the forthcoming second installation of my comic series with Darick Ritter - RW-94. The comic is about my research as well as experience in Rwanda and trying to figure out how to tell this story with/against/through Darick's amazing art. We are likely going to have a limited print run but also try to do a virtual version.  Should be within the next few weeks.  Stay tuned!

Click here to check out the comic webpage
Generally, I am interested in two broad areas.  First, I am interested in political conflict and violence - particularly that involving governments and those affiliated with them (e.g., genocide/politicide, mass killing, torture, bans, curfews, beatings, arrests for political purposes and domestic spying). I have a broad interest in the topic, which has brought me to look at both global patterns (e.g., dyorep) and individual cases (the United States: social movement and anti-movement interactions, riots/rebllions), Rwanda (genocide), India (untouchability), Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Zimbabwe, Mexico and Northern Ireland) as well as employ a diverse range of approaches (i.e., statistical research, ethnography, film and gaming).  Additionally, I am interested in peace and peace making - particularly understanding what it is, how it can be measured and what can be done to create/sustain/expand it. This interest has thus far been largely conceptual but I am creating some measurements for it that can be implemented globally.

Enjoy
Christian Davenport

On this website, you will find materials relevant to nine areas: 

About Me - my vitae, teaching materials as well as some personal information
Written work - a listing of my books and articles (underway and published)
Archiving - collections of information relevant to political conflict/violence    
Analysis - explorations into the macro and micro determinants of contentious politics
Teaching - lists of courses and materials related to my classes

Media - interviews and articles that featured my work
Scholarism - attempts to stop/limit conflict/violence and obtain justice
Audio/Video - recordings and/or videos of presentations

Artistic Expression - stories, photography, board games and painting about conflict, identity & discovery
About My Students - current as well as those that have graduated  
Analog, the Anti-blog - thoughts, quotes, pictures, whatever... 


Want to dive in?
   Click here to see & like my latest book, The Death & Life of State Repression 
   Click here to see my page on Amazon

Professor 
  • Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Professor for the Study of Human Understanding
  • Political Science, University of Michigan
Faculty Associate
  • Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research
Research Professor 
  • Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Elected Fellow
  • ​American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)
Director
  • The Consequences of Contention
  • Dyo-Rep: Understanding Repression Dyads
  • Radical Information Project (RIP)​
Co-Founder/Director
  • Conflict Consortium (CC) with Professor Will Moore
​Co-Director ​
  • Repression Spells with Benjamin Appel
Co-Founder
  • New Jack Academics with Professor Darren Davis
  • .EDU: opening minds & changing worlds with style with Professor Jillian Schwedler & Rodney Williams

In Memoriam: Steven Poe, Charles Tilly, Will Moore
     Friends, Antagonists, Inspirations, Competitors, Mentors, Questions, Answers


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