The Political Psychology of Insecurity: How Fear of Crime Shapes Punitive and Redistributive Preferences

• In Event: Negative Emotions and Political Action

Brief Overview

Integrating political psychology & political economy work on emotions & redistributive preferences, I develop a theory for why fear of crime should make people more punitive and less supportive of wealth redistribution, testing it in Latin America

Author

• Sofia Rivera Sojo, Vanderbilt University