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Tag Archives: civil war
Was the Civil War a Constitutional Fork?
Shortly after Aaron Swartz’s untimely suicide, O’Reilly posted their book Open Government for free on Github as a tribute. The book covers a number of topics from civil liberties and privacy on the web to how technology can improve government, … Continue reading
What Can Les Mis Teach Us About Revolutions?
Much to my fiancee’s disappointment, we have not yet seen this movie. But after a great review by Erin Simpson on the connection with political violence, I am intrigued: Why do some revolutions succeed, while others barely get off the … Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, economics, Europe, greed, grievance, history, insurgency, political violence, politics, rebellion, revolution
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PolMeth 2012 Round-Up, Part 1
Duke and UNC jointly hosted the 2012 Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology (“PolMeth”) this past weekend. I had the pleasure of attending, and it ranked highly among my limited conference experiences. Below I present the papers and posters … Continue reading
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Tagged American politics, civil war, computational modeling, game theory, history, networks, political science, politics, rhetoric, statistics, violence
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