ON COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 391, S. 1-8

Abstract

Despite the ubiquity of violence in world history, & the efforts of scholars & nat'l commissions to diagnose its causes & prescribe solutions, violence remains a major soc problem in many parts of the world. Indeed, it is such in part because of these efforts, & because understanding & solution are problematic. Papers in this issue are reviewed & the respective roles of relations between nat'l commissions & the scholarly community discussed. (See also SA 0829/0779, 2147/F0238, 0829/E9777, 0829/E9782, 1535/0000,2147/F0237, 0312/E9518, 1653/F0092, 0322/E9562, 0826/E9734, 0911/E9791, 0623/E9678, 0829/9776, 0925/E9803.) HA.