Download or read book Theories of Violent Conflict written by Jolle Demmers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines related questions from a number of perspectives: constructivism, social identity theory, structuralism, political economy, human needs theory, relative deprivation theory, collective action theory, and rational-choice theory. The final chapter aims to synthesise structure and agency-based theories by proposing a critical discourse analysis of violent conflict.