Armed and Dangerous: Explaining Popular Support for Domestic Militia Groups

• In Event: Support for Far-right and Populist Groups in Post-Communist Countries

Brief Overview

Why do some citizens support fringe militia groups and non-state home guards? Using original endorsement experiments, the project assesses four prominent theories of civilian support for militia groups across four East European countries.

Authors

• David Siroky, University of Florida

• Lenka Bustikova, Arizona State University