Questions
- Is it possible to distinguish between a practitioner of political violence and a
freedom fighter? - What role does the liberal tradition play in defining political violence?
- Should we speak of political violences rather than political violence?
- Is it correct to regard the state itself as a violent institution?
- Do you agree with the argument that the war on Iraq has exacerbated rather than
reduced the problem of political violence?
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