An Inquiry into the Use of Illegal Electoral Practices and Effects of Political Violence and Vote-buying

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ID6285863
AuthorsRoxana Gutiérrez-Romero (0000-0002-2958-5861, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume58
Issue8
Pages1500-1527
Publication date2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002714547902
OpenAlexW2111252740
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited21

This article investigates whether vote-buying and the instigation of violence in the disputed 2007 Kenyan elections were strategically motivated and whether those affected by vote-buying or post-electoral violence changed their views toward ethnopolitics and the use of violence. To answer these questions, a panel survey conducted before and after the elections is combined with external indicators of electoral violence. We find that vote-buying was used to mobilize parties’ own strongholds. Political parties also targeted vote-buying and threats toward specific ethnic groups and areas, potentially to weaken the support of their political rivals. In addition, we find that the victims of post-electoral violence are more likely to identify in ethnic terms and support the use of violence. The non-victims of post-electoral violence, but who experienced vote-buying after our first survey are also more likely to support the use of violence

Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Ethnic violence · Kenya · Panel survey · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Cambodian History and Society · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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