Hunger to Violence
Explaining the Violent Escalation of Nonviolent Demonstrations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Gustafson (0000-0003-1915-5478, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1121-1145 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002719890669 |
| OpenAlex | W2565593083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 57 |
Under what conditions do nonviolent demonstrations escalate to violence? I answer this question using a novel theory of individual impatience in protests that begin peacefully. Rather than considering protest groups as unitary actors, I present a theory of collective action in which a group’s decision over whether or not to engage in anti-government violence is the product of individual preferences. Individuals involved in a nonviolent demonstration use the immediacy of their needs and the sustainability of collective action to decide whether or not to initiate violence against the state. Specifically, I hypothesize that the likelihood of violent escalation will increase when the food price increases and unemployment rate is high or when the event is spontaneous. Analysis of a Bayesian multilevel model of 2,405 nonviolent demonstrations from 1991 to 2017 in Africa and Latin America supports my expectations
Action (physics · Collective action · Criminology · Economics · Harm · Immediacy · Political science · Politics · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2027 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |