The Empathy Factor: Explaining civic mobilization against violence in Mexico

• In Event: Civilian Responses to Violence, Crime and Corruption: Comparative Perspectives

Brief Overview

How does indirect exposure to violence shape political behavior? Using qualitative and quantitative evidence from Mexico, I argue that indirect exposure to violence motivates future civic engagement through the mechanism of empathy.

Author

• Rebecca Bell-Martin, el Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey