Organ Failure: Systems Theory, Judicial Legitimacy, and Political Violence

• In Event: Political Psychology and Judicial Legitimacy

Brief Overview

We examine how an erosion in institutional legitimacy can serve as a catalyst for political violence. We find public discontent with institutions (including the judiciary) can translate to increased political violence.

Authors

• Nicholas Conway, University of California, Hastings College of Law

• Alanis Galdamez, San Francisco State University