Political Polarization, Institutional Trust, and Acceptance of Electoral Violence

• In Event: Electoral Violence, Voter Attitudes, and Voter Behavior in Africa

Brief Overview

What determines citizens’ acceptance of violence as an electoral strategy? We test the role of political polarization and institutional trust in determining support for electoral violence using data from the Zambian 2021 election.

Authors

• Inken von Borzyskowski, University College London

• Michael Wahman, Michigan State University