Consequences Of Political Violence

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Consequences of Political Violence

Author: Christopher Hewitt
Year Of Pub : 2011
Product ID: 38454o

 

 

  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
    • Political Violence in Western Society
    • The Five Cases
    • What are the Consequences of Political Violence?
  • 2. Economic Consequences of Political Violence
    • Criminal Self-financing
    • Property Damage
    • The Cost of Fatalities and Injuries
    • Government Security Expenditures
    • The Direct Costs of Political Violence: A Summary
    • Terrorism and the Economy: The Long-Term Effects
  • 3. Political Violence and the Public
    • Terrorism and the Elite
    • Disruption and Fear: Their Effect on the Life of the Public
    • Measuring the Impact of Political Violence
    • Government and Administration Control
    • Law and Order
  • 4. Political Violence, the Media and Public Opinion
    • Constituencies and Enemies: A Classification of Public Opinion Audiences
    • How the Media Portrays Terrorism
    • Terrorism and Public Concern
    • Public Opinion and Nationalist Violence
    • Public Opinion and Revolutionary Violence
  • 5. The Politics of Public Order
    • The Stable Polities: Germany, Italy and Spain
    • Public Order as an Issue
    • Conflict and Consensus
    • Why Parties Disagree
    • Uruguay: A Revolutionary Situation?
    • Northern Ireland: An Unresolvable Ethnic Conflict
  • 6. The Electoral Consequences of Political Violence
    • Who Benefits and Why?
    • Calculating the Electoral Consequences
    • Public Order and Realignment in the Spanish Election of 1982
    • Alienation in Uruguay
    • Polarization in Northern Ireland
  • 7. Policies and Outcomes
    • Towards a Security State?
    • Polarization and Extremism
    • Democracy and Reform
    • Three Patterns of Consequences
    • What Can Governments Do?
  • Appendix: Data Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • List of tables and figures
    • 1.1 Deaths from Political Violence (1968-77) in Selected Western Countries
    • 2.1 Cost of Criminal Self-Financing by Terrorist Groups
    • 2.2 Property Attacks and Estimated Cost
    • 2.3 Distribution of Target by Category and Estimated Cost
    • 2.4 Deaths and Injuries Resulting from Political Violence
    • 2.5 Risk of Death from Various Causes
    • 2.6 Characteristics of Those Killed in Political Violence
    • 2.7 Cost of Deaths and Injuries
    • 2.8 Expenditures on Security as Percentage of budget
    • 2.9 Increased Government Expenditures on Security
    • 2.10 Total Costs by Country
    • 2.11 Impact of Terrorism on GDP and Tourism
    • 3.1 Victims of Political Violence
    • 3.2 The Impact of Violence on Social Activities
    • 3.3 Extent of Breakdown in Normal Policing
    • 3.4 The Social Impact of Violence
    • 4.1 Terrorism as a Problem
    • 4.2 Public Concern in Spain over Terrorism
    • 4.3 Percentage Holding Positive Image of Nationalist Terrorists by Ethnicity
    • 4.4 Support for Security Measures by Country and Ethnic Group
    • 4.5 Public Attitudes towards Revolution
    • 4.6 Percentage Holding Positive Image of Revolutionary Terrorists
    • 4.7 Support for Security Measures by Country and Party
    • 5.1 Political Acts on Public Order Issues by Country
    • 5.2 Distribution of Seats by Party
    • 5.3 Relative Concern Expressed Over Leftist and Rightist Violence
    • 5.4 Who Was Blamed for Violence by Party
    • 5.5 Political Alignments in Uruguay (1967-73)
    • 5.6 Who Was Blamed for Violence by Political Group in Uruguay
    • 5.7 Who Was Blamed for Violence in Northern Ireland by Party
    • 6.1 Best Party and Party Advantage on Law and Order Issue
    • 6.2 Vote by Ideological Bloc in Italy, Germany and Spain
    • 6.3 Uruguayan Election Results Classified by Candidates Positions
    • 6.4 Election Results in Northern Ireland (1973-82)
  • Figures
    • 4.1 Terrorism and the Level of Public Concern in Spain (1979-82)
    • 4.2 Support for Irish Unity in Northern Ireland by Religion
    • 4.3 Attitudes towards the Tupamaros
    • 5.1 Public Order as a Political Issue in Germany
    • 5.2 Public Order as a Political Issue in Italy
    • 5.3 Public Order as a Political Issue in Spain
    • 5.4 Party Attitudes to Public Order in Italy, Germany and Spain
    • 5.5 Party Attitudes to Public Order in Uruguay
    • 5.6 Public Order as a Political Issue in Northern Ireland
    • 5.7 Public Attitudes to Public Order in Northern Ireland
    • 5.8 Party Attitudes to Public Order in Britain

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