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Fighting for votes: theory and evidence on the causes of electoral violence
- Abstract:
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I develop a theory of pre‐electoral violence, in which parties resort to violent tactics if political competition is tight and violent supporters are numerous, and if polarization between violent supporters is high. The importance of these conditions varies with the type of violence (clashes, intimidation or murders). I test the model using data on the 2010 elections in Burundi. In line with the model, electoral violence before the election was more likely in municipalities characterized by b...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Economica Journal website
- Volume:
- 87
- Issue:
- 347
- Pages:
- 844-883
- Publication date:
- 2019-07-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-06-03
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1468-0335
- ISSN:
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0013-0427
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:1007718
- UUID:
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uuid:0432b04b-c5f7-4563-8e0a-4a31f2afd6cc
- Local pid:
- pubs:1007718
- Source identifiers:
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1007718
- Deposit date:
- 2019-06-05
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- Copyright holder:
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © 2019 The London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12321
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