Violence in Europe

Introduction Sophie Body-Gendrot Part One: Contested Definitions Pieter Spierenburg Violence: Reflections About a Word Willem de Haan Violence as an Essentially Contested Concept Part Two: Long-Term Trends Dag Lindström Homicide in Scandinavia: Long-Term Trends and Their Interpretations François Ploux Violence in France's Past: An Anthropological Approach Ian O’Donnell The Fall and Rise of Homicide in Ireland Part Three: Contemporary Trends Philippe Robert Violence in Present-Day France: Data and Sociological Analysis Sophie Body-Gendrot From Old Threats to Enigmatic Enemies: The Evolution of European Policies from Low Intensity Violence to Homegrown Terrorism Part Four: Gendering Violent Practices Dorothea Nolde The Language of Violence: Symbolic Body Parts in Marital Conflicts in Early Modern France Kate O'Brien, Dick Hobbs, Louise Westmarland Negotiating Violence and Gender: Security and the Night Time Economy in the UK Part Five: Politics, War and Violence Xavier Rousseaux, Frédéric Vesentini, Antoon Vrints Violence and War: Measuring Homicide in Belgium, 1900-1950 Susanne Karstedt Democratization and Violence: European and International Perspectives Eric Dunning Violence and Violence Control in Long-Term Perspective: Testing Elias in Relation to War, Genocide, Crime, Punishment and Sport