Whether we are interested in small groups, large groups or whole societies, norms concerning "appropriate" violence, and how these evolve and are contested, play an important role in shaping the types of violence that are more or less likely to occur, with what frequency, and how different agents respond.
This IAPSS Community of Interest brings together researchers and practitioners interested in:
1) how we can enhance understanding of violence norms, their contestation and evolution, and
2) how this insight can inform efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence.
The Violence Norms CoI is led by Joel Busher (Research Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University) and Graham Macklin (Centre for Research on Extremism, University of Oslo) Pete Simi, (Chapman University) Lydia Khalil (Deakin University & AVERT), and Marc-André Argentino (Public Safety Canada).
How to join
We welcome researchers and practitioners and researchers with expertise in violence norms to join our Community of Interest.
By signing up, you’ll become part of the wider network and receive regular updates, resources, and opportunities to get involved.
Some activities, such as workshops and meetings, are invite-only and kept to smaller groups to support focused, constructive discussions, bringing together a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines, and perspectives.
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