The Role of the President in U.S. Domestic Political Violence

• In Event: Non-Violent and Violent Political Activism

Brief Overview

Between 2000 and 2024 the perceived acceptability of violence for political ends in the United States increased. This paper attempts to understand the role that presidents have played in this evolution in political violence in the United States.

Authors

• Nicholas Conway, San Francisco State University

• Rebecca Michelle Eissler, San Francisco State University

• Alanis Galdamez, San Francisco State University

• Nicole F. Watts, San Francisco State University