In this interview, Prof. Vittorio Bufacchi examines in detail the relationship between two equally challenging issues, i.e. violence and social (in)justice [and their intersection]. In the introductory part, he dicusses what triggered his own interest in violence. At the same time, he examines philosophy’s main contribution to discussions over violence. In the central part of the interview Prof. Bufacchi revisits the ‘standard’ distinction between ‘narrow’ and ‘wide’ definitions of violence [including both the strength and weaknesses of both approaches]. He also discusses some of the most pressing contemporary challenges facing scholars working on issues related to violent extremism and political violence in general.In the closing part of the interview, Prof. Bufacchi discusses some of the neglected aspects of violence (at both practical and theoretical level).

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暴力与社会（不）公正：采访维托里奥·布法奇

在这次采访中，Vittorio Bufacchi 教授详细研究了两个同样具有挑战性的问题之间的关系，即暴力和社会（不）公正 [及其交叉点]。在介绍部分，他讨论了是什么引发了他对暴力的兴趣。同时，他考察了哲学对暴力讨论的主要贡献。在采访的中心部分，Bufacchi 教授重新审视了暴力“狭义”和“广义”定义之间的“标准”区别[包括两种方法的优点和缺点]。他还讨论了研究与暴力极端主义和一般政治暴力相关问题的学者面临的一些最紧迫的当代挑战。