An Identity of Violence: Exploring the Origins of Political Violence

Abstract

The United States Department of Defense and development agencies often attribute political violence and instability to poverty and a lack of economic development. However, the cases of Morocco and Algeria challenge this popular assumption as Morocco is considerably poorer than Algeria, yet enjoys greater political stability with less incidences of political violence. Beyond the traditional answers of economic aid and political intervention, these two nations demonstrate that national identity is also necessary in establishing more stable and sustainable practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA556337

Entities

People

  • Lyndsey D. Fatz

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Criminology
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • National Politics
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Societies
  • Sociology
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • Urban Areas
  • Violence
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.