Secular Party Rule and Religious Violence in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3160100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gareth Nellis (0000-0002-8620-8640, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Niloufer Siddiqui (0000-0002-1816-5378, Albany State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-67 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055417000491 |
| OpenAlex | W2770270596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 90 |
Does secular party incumbency affect religious violence? Existing theory is ambiguous. On the one hand, religiously motivated militants might target areas that vote secularists into office. On the other hand, secular party politicians, reliant on the support of violence-hit communities, may face powerful electoral incentives to quell attacks. Candidates bent on preventing bloodshed might also sort into such parties. To adjudicate these claims, we combine constituency-level election returns with event data on Islamist and sectarian violence in Pakistan (1988-2011). For identification, we compare districts where secular parties narrowly won or lost elections. We find that secularist rule causes a sizable reduction in local religious conflict. Additional analyses suggest that the result stems from electoral pressures to cater to core party supporters and not from politician selection. The effect is concentrated in regions with denser police presence, highlighting the importance of state capacity for suppressing religious disorder
Adjudication · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Incentive · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |