Complete Logic of Violence in Civil War Test Bank by Kalyvas

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By analytically decoupling war and violence, this Test Bank explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that such violence is an instance of impenetrable madness, the Test Bank demonstrates that there is logic to it and that it has much less to do with collective emotions, ideologies, and cultures than currently believed.

Understanding Selective Violence

Kalyvas specifies a novel theory of selective violence: it is jointly produced by political actors seeking information and individual civilians trying to avoid the worst but also grabbing what opportunities their predicament affords them.

Interactive Character of Violence

Violence, he finds, is never a simple reflection of the optimal strategy of its users; its profoundly interactive character defeats simple maximization logics while producing surprising outcomes, such as relative nonviolence in the ‘frontlines’ of civil war.

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