Elections are held in nearly all countries in the contemporary world. Yet despite their aim of
allowing for peaceful transfers of power, elections held outside of consolidated democracies …

How, and under what conditions, does electoral violence influence voter turnout? Existing
research often presumes that electoral violence demobilizes voters, but we lack knowledge …

In 2001 the populist Thaksin Shinawatra came to power in Thailand, vowing to reform the
country's corrupt po liti cal system. His period of rule was characterized by heightened po liti …

A considerable literature examines the effect of voter information on candidate strategies
and voter–politician interactions in the developing world. The voter information literature …

Reactions to acts of state-sponsored election violence and other forms of repression vary
greatly across individuals. This article develops a theory that the psychological characteristic …

Election violence is common in many developing countries and has potentially detrimental
implications for democratic consolidation. Drawing on political psychology, we argue that …

Previous research has found little systematic evidence that election violence has any
uniform effect on voter turnout. Nonetheless, its continued strategic use, especially by …

Life after war is intrinsically political for former combatants. As wars end, societies and
former combatants face a period of transition. This book explores the experience of coming …

The relevance of political science education and research in the conduct of elections is
evident, but their actual roles are not. We zero in, specifically, on the contribution of political …

Electoral violence in Africa has garnered a lot of attention in research on African politics.
Violence can be the result of manipulation of the electoral process or a reaction to that …