Every political violence theory must assume contingency or inherency as basic

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 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Violence and antagonism are ineradicable and admit no final political solution — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 605; Contingency theory assumes politics is normally peaceful and violence aberrant; Treating all political violence as one class may obscure distinct causal types — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4370 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Treating all political violence as one class may obscure distinct causal types #complicates (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4370