The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Violence
Scholarly Publications
Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution
April 2018
We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology.
Red Leviathan: Authority and Violence in Revolutionary Political Culture
December 2017
As Mao euphemistically remarked, revolutions are not dinner parties. Violence is to be expected when political regimes are overturned.
Handgun Acquisitions in California After Two Mass Shootings
June 2017
Mass shootings are common in the United States. They are the most visible form of firearm violence. Their effect on personal decisions to purchase firearms is not well understood.
Other Publications
Avoiding Defeatism on Afghanistan
November 2012
Media reports have not been kind to Afghanistan in recent weeks. The rising threat of insider violence, anti-U.S. demonstrations and high-profile attacks, the U.S.
News
Journal Article: "Immigration into Europe: Economic Discrimination, Violence, and Public Policy," written by Rafaela M. Dancygier and David Laitin
November 2013
The impact of immigration on Western European demographics will be the topic of Stanford political science professor David Laitin and co-writer Rafaela Dancygier's (Princeton University) soon to be...
Events
Book Event: "Genocide: A World History" with Norman M. Naimark
December 12, 2016
Genocide occurs in every time period and on every continent. Using the 1948 U.N.
On Cruelty: Global Reflections from the Age of Revolutions to the War on Citizenship
October 30, 2015
This is the second meeting of the workshop series on Civility, Cruelty, Truth. A one-day event hosted by the Stanford Humanities Center, the workshop will explore the genealogies, promises, and...
Taking the Stand - project presentation and Q&A with survivors of the Holocaust
October 14, 2015
As part of a major speaking tour across the United States, author and award-winning filmmaker Bernhard Rammerstorfer will present his latest book and DVD project called “Taking the Stand: We have...
People
Saumitra Jha Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Research Affiliate at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Associate Professor of Political Economy, GSB Senior Fellow, SIEPR