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Chapter 6: Violence, War, and Terrorism

Lecturer: Chau SamphasClass M3.1

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Unit 1: The Extent of Violence

Group 6: Soun SarithLay Theavy

Ngouv SunlongChay Sotthiday

Kaing Reaksmeimony







IntroductionViolence: behavior that is intended to bring pain or

physical injury to another person or to harm or destroy property.

Collective violence: organized violence by relatively large group of people to promote

or resist some social policies or practices.

Examples: terrorists, kidnap, riot, loots etc.







Content

• Introduction and extent of violence by Sarith• International perspective by Theavy• Explanation of collective violence and war

by Sunlong• Applied research and theoretical

perspective by Thida• Consequence of war and terrorism• Future perspective by Leaksmy







Unit 2: The Extent of Violence

I. Civil Disorders1. Communal riots2. Commodity riots3. Labor strife

II. Political Violence1. Insurrection

III. WarIV.Terrorism







I. Civil Disorders

Civil disorder: strife or conflict that is threatening to the public order and that involves the government in some fashion, either as a party to the conflict or as a guardian of the public interest.

Communal riots: done by large groupCommodity riots: focuses on propertiesLabor strife: struggles between workers and

employers







II. Political Violence

Insurrection : an organized action by some group to rebel against the existing government

and to replace it with new political form and leadership.







III. War

War : armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict

U.S citizens U.S is a peaceful nation

Political Scientists U.S is a “war-prone”







III. War( cont.)

• Statistics:-1816-1965 : involved in 6 wars.-1798-1945 : 163 times military-purposed

troops sent out without Congress approval.(Avg : 1/year)

- U.S invaded Nicaragua twenty times- 1965: troop landed in the Dominican Republic

to forestall communist takeover .







III. War( cont.)

- 1965-1975: in Vietnam conflict.- Recently, U.S entered conflicts in Lebanon,

the Caribbean island of Grenada, and Panama.- 1991: leader to drive Iraqi aggressors out

Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War.- 2001: attack Al-Qaeda terrorist network in

Afghanistan.







III. War( cont.)

• Major wars in this century are: World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Persian Gulf War

• The role of U.S is to repel aggression or to protect freedom.

• However, casualties was high due to modern technology.







III. War( cont.)

- Aerial bombing: effects not only troop but also town and cities in vicinity

- Saturation bombing : e.g.: in Dresden, Germany(WWI) 135,000 civilian killed.

- Atomic bomb: killed 200,000 at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.







IV. Terrorism

Terrorism : refers to the attempt to achieve political goals by using fear and intimidation to disrupt the normal operations of a society.

** In past few decades, terrorist attacks in U.S have been infrequent but sometimes highly destructive.







IV. Terrorism( Cont.)

Statistic:- 1993 : the World Trade center was bombed- 1995 : a federal building in Oklahoma City

was destroyed by a horrific bomb explosion( 167 killed, 442 wounded)

- 2001 : terrorists piloted airplanes into the Pentagon in Washington and the World Trade Centre in New York ( over 3,000 innocent people killed)






Applied Research

•September 11, 2001September 11, 2001•Planes crashed into the World Planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in NY and the Trade Centre in NY and the Pentagon in Washington DC Pentagon in Washington DC •Three thousands people died.Three thousands people died.


What are the social roots of terrorist violence?

• Grievance• Technological advances• Modern communication technology• Religious justification







Theoretical Perspective on Collective Violence and War







Constructing War: The Role of Mass Media

• Mass Media: refers collectively to all media technologies, including the Internet, television, newspapers, film and radio, which are used for mass communications, and to the organizations which control these technologies.







• Viewing violence• To persuade or influence• Stressing the role of technology• Controlled by politicians and military

leaders• Broadcasting one-sided portrayal







Unit 3: Future Prospects







Gun Control

• There are gun control programs that prohibit some individual such as felons from owning guns or requiring the registration of guns.

• Due to the research, this restriction has very little impact on reducing violence.







Media Control

• There have been pressures from parents and educators to establish control over television programs.

• Television networks, broadcasters and cable companies collaborate to reduce the amount of violence content.

• Resistance to control over the media arises among those who support freedom of speech and freedom of press.







Preventing War

• The balance of power:– Massive retaliation– Mutually assured destruction– Balance of power• Arm control and disarmament.






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