Outsiders in their own nation: Electoral violence and politics of ‘internal’ displacement in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1177/0011392117736304
Abstract: This article foregrounds the overlapping continuum of local to global fault lines that structure the human security experiences of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kenya. Drawing on data from the 2007–2008 electoral violence-induced displacement of… read more here.
Keywords: nation; electoral violence; displacement; nation electoral ... See more keywords
Does electoral violence affect vote choice and willingness to vote? Conjoint analysis of a vignette experiment
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DOI: 10.1177/0022343319892677
Abstract: Across many new democracies, voters routinely elect candidates associated with violence. Though electoral violence is common, there is little understanding of how it affects voting behaviour. This article examines how electoral violence affects turnout and… read more here.
Keywords: violence; vignette experiment; electoral violence; vote choice ... See more keywords
Polls of fear? Electoral violence, incumbent strength, and voter turnout in Côte d’Ivoire
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DOI: 10.1177/00223433221147938
Abstract: How, and under what conditions, does electoral violence influence voter turnout? Existing research often presumes that electoral violence demobilizes voters, but we lack knowledge of the conditions under which violence depresses turnout. This study takes… read more here.
Keywords: electoral violence; violence; incumbent strength; voter turnout ... See more keywords
Electoral Violence and the Challenge of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1177/0974928417749639
Abstract: Elections are the hallmarks of democracy; they also serve the purpose of peaceful change in government and confer political legitimacy on the government. Viewed from this prism, elections represent the expression of the sovereign will… read more here.
Keywords: consolidation; democratic consolidation; electoral violence; violence challenge ... See more keywords