Who Supports Violent Extremism? Evidence from Niger and Burkina Faso

• In Event: Communal Resistance to or Support for Political Violence

Brief Overview

This paper uses survey experiments to identify baseline levels of support for violent extremism in Niger and Burkina Faso. It also identifies individual and village-level correlates of support for violent extremism.

Authors

• Matthew K Ribar, Stanford University

• Lisa Inks, Mercy Corps

• Adam Lichtenheld

• Ryan Matthew Sheely, Harvard University