Motivation and Capacity: Explaining the Frequency of Government Pre-Election Violence

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  In JSS Session: Human rights research symposium

Brief Overview

This paper argues that frequency of government pre-election violence is shaped by both GDP growth and party cohesion. When GDP growth is low, party cohesion has a positive effect, but when GDP growth is high, party cohesion’s effect turns negative.

Author

• Xiran Chen, University of Arizona