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Popular Justice, Popular Incumbents: Lynching, Popular Justice, and Electoral Competition

Sat, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT), TBA

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Do electoral pressures on local sheriffs spur lynchings? This paper considers the influence of electoral threat – local enforcement officers’ fear of losing elections – on the onset of lynching.

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