A Call for Integral Violence Studies. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davenport, Christian
• Other Names: Cunningham David guest-editor.; Lee Hedwig guest-editor.; Ward Geoff guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Volume 694(2021)
• Page Start: 32
• Page End: 38
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: violence -- racism -- white supremacy -- conflict -- contention -- research; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- United States -- Periodicals; Political science -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1177/00027162211018980
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-7162

Abstract

The legacies of racial violence are generally understudied and thus not well understood. Extant academic work on the topic generally focuses on a specific form of contention like war or rebellion as well as specific consequences like economic development or voting. I use insights from a global evaluation of the political and economic consequences of contention to identify the pitfalls of this typical approach and argue for an alternative that I call integral violence studies : a comprehensive approach that brings together the best that social sciences and humanities have to offer in an effort to understand legacy effects.