Interrelationship of Cultural Violence and Political Assassination

 

Tradition, background, culture of violence.

Functions of violence within political system.

Rhetoric of violence.

Exhortations, condoning of violent acts to achieve ends.

Individual examples of violence by groups or individuals to achieve political ends.

Directed against:

1.Institutions

2.Individuals

Assassination of political figures:

1.Irrational act to achieve vague political end.

2.Rational act with calculated goal in mind.

3.Assassination of political figure for personal reason.

Impact of assassination on political system:

Grief and horror

Readjustment mechanisms:

1.Social change
2.Policy change
3.Institutional modification

 

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