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Part 1: Workbook · Section 4: Using the diagnostic tools

Chapter 15: Periodic table of government violence - from level II to level VII

Draft v2.3 · 5 October 2026

Government force includes defence, policing, intelligence, detention and other powers capable of compelling behaviour. A Periodic Table shows how coercive functions change as institutions become larger, more specialised and technologically capable.

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