This semester I had a class that was a retrospective on the work of Prof. James C. Scott.  You know...  Seeing Like a State Scott.  Everyday Forms of Resistance Scott.  Two Cheers for Anarchism Scott.  We read four of his books (one got dropped because of Covid-19 but into it now) and then developed projects that were inspired by the work.  At the end of the semester we brought in Prof. Scott to listen to the proposed projects and offer suggestions. The students worked through their projects and Scott's commentary was insightful as well as even poetic at times.     
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 and individual cases (the United States, Rwanda, India, 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.

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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
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... 

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