Research on violence in Western societies has increased in
recent years. The reasons for this development are manifold ranging
from the rise of certain patterns of violence, or a new sensitivity
in the population, to a return of atavistic forms of violence, and
a shift to new societal areas of violent activities. What has been
missing to date, however, is a systematic overview of the relevant
findings in various academic disciplines.
The International Handbook of Violence Research aims to fill this
gap. This important handbook:
*brings together 62 articles written by famous authors from ten
different countries;
*describes the long term development of relevant research and
addresses current tendencies;
*pays special attention to sociological research, i.e. to violence
as a social phenomenon;
*deals with various socio-structural relations and their impact on
violence, socialization and the learning of violence, experiences
of violence and violent activities, results of victimology,
violence in the public space, and the use of violence by political
groups or by state institutions;
*covers the whole dynamic process of violent activities:
discourses, justifications, and interpretations of violence;
*provides analyses based on socio-psychological, historical,
political and legal research or with a background in socio-biology
or cultural studies;
*paints a complex picture that displays an area of complicated
research on questions of order, destruction and power.
The International Handbook of Violence Research is extremely
relevant to those working in the areas of criminology, sociology,
social science and law.
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