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[Christian Davenport]

idea for the week or maybe the month

What do you say we end state repression?  Yeah, you.   And, right now.  How should we get started?  Begin with reading my new book with Ben Appel: The Death and Life of State Repression.  We lay out the idea, think through what would be involved, develop a new theory of the phenomenon and engage in the most thorough examination of alternatives yet put together. 

Click here to find more about the book
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

Professor 
  • Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, University of Michigan
  • Political Science, University of Michigan
Faculty Associate
  • Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
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​

What is on this webpage?

On this site, you will find materials relevant to eleven 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 just dive in?
  • Click here to see my latest book, The Death & Life of State Repression 
  • Click here to see my page on Amazon for most of my books
  • Click here to see my Orcid page
  • Click here to see my Research Gate page
  • Click here to see my Google Scholar page
  • Click here to see my Twitter page

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