From Rallies to Riots: How Costs and Uncertainty Shape Political Violence

• In Event: Political Participation, Contentious Politics, and Crises

Brief Overview

This manuscript examines the important issue of why non-violent protests sometimes escalate into violence. There is a burgeoning literature on this, and we contribute a large-scale analysis from across Africa over the course of 20 years.

Authors

• Jacob Lewis, Penn State University, the Behrend College

• Brandon Jeffrey Ives, University of Maryland-College Park