violence

In the Media

As violence ensues in Haiti, Page is apprehensive about stabilization efforts

Nov 24, 2024 The New York Times

The New York Times reporting on the recent uptake of violence in Haiti has turned to Ford School's Susan Page for insights on the situation. Brutality from armed groups and political instability have perpetuated the country for the past year and the...

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Davenport discusses Americans' opinions on violence against government

Jan 31, 2022 NPR The Break

A recent survey found that 1 in 4 Americans think violence against the government is sometimes okay. Christian Davenport, professor of political science and public policy, said he wasn't surprised, but that using polls exclusively didn't convince...

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Page discusses situation in Sudan

Jan 19, 2022 CNN One World

Sudanese civilians continue to protest the military coup, calling for democratic and free elections. Susan Page, professor of practice, weighed in on the situation. "The military and security forces have no shame. They continue to use live...

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Ali comments on DHS, FBI warning to faith-based communities

Jan 18, 2022 ABC News

Following a hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned faith-based communities that they will continue to be targets of domestic violent extremists. Javed Ali, professor of practice, provided...

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Davenport receives grant to explore how racial violence affects communities

Jun 25, 2021

The Legacy of Racial Violence, a 4-year project spearheaded by Christian Davenport, professor of political science, recently received funding from the Research Council of Norway. The Research Council is the Norwegian government's policy advisor and...

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Dean Michael Barr addresses racist violence

Jun 2, 2020

Dean Michael Barr sent the following letter to the Ford School community last night, Monday, June 1: Dear friends, I am writing to you at a time of great sorrow and upheaval. I write to acknowledge the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,...

Phil Potter quoted by Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Business News on Chinese terror attack

May 1, 2014

Philip B.K. Potter, assistant professor at the Ford School, was quoted in a May 1 Wall Street Journal article on the recent deadly bombing by violent separatist groups in the Xinjiang region of China. In "China President Xi Vows to Crush Separatists...

Phil Potter quoted by Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Business News on Chinese terror attack image

Potter comments on the large-scale knife attack at a train station in Southern China

Mar 1, 2014

In a LA Times article on the March 1 attack, Philip Potter states that, although knives are low-tech, the attack showed sophistication because of the significant coordination and power projection. The attack occurred in Kumming, the capital of...

Race, violence, public policy and social trauma: Restoring community in Chicago's urban context

Apr 6, 2016, 4:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium

This lecture will explore the relationship of public policy to the impact of social trauma in communities of color in the urban context. It will discuss how oppressive social conditions and militarized and masculinized public institutions foster and may be responsible for racialized and gendered injuries in the public sphere.

Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Why civil resistance works: Strategic alternatives to violence in the 21st century

Sep 9, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium

The Ford School welcomes internationally renowned scholar Erica Chenoweth. Her pathbreaking research on the effectiveness of nonviolent resistance has earned her numerous distinctions for “proving Gandhi right.”

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The effect of violence on school enrollment: Evidence from Colombia

Aug 19, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Open to PhD students and faculty engaged in causal inference in education research.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The effect of local violence on students' academic achievement: Evidence from Columbia

Feb 4, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Monica Hernandez, PhD candidate in Economics.

Erica Chenoweth: Why civil nonviolent resistance works

Sep 9, 2015 1:28:00

Erica Chenoweth explains why civil resistance works and talks about the strategic alternatives to violence in the 21st century. September, 2015.