Distinct forms of violence need separate explanatory analysis

Evidence

Even if this is typologically plausible, doing so may be theoretically confusing: as suggested early in this essay, certain kinds of political violence might better be treated as “contingent,” others as “inherent.” We did frequently find such results in the literature, especially between lesser and greater types of strife. For reasons of parsimony, we ought perhaps to resist using this possibility, but evidence might compel resorting to it. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4370 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Different theories parse victim and perpetrator needs into distinct subtypes — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 66; Slow violence differs from structural violence in foregrounding time and change — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 39; Everyday violence categories obscure causal relations and transformations between types — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 721 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Treating all political violence as one class may obscure distinct causal types #corroborates (0.92) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4370