Election type and the logic of pre-election violence: Evidence from Zimbabwe

Daxecker, Ursula; Rauschenbach, Mascha

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102583

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“…Institutional incentives be powerful motivators for a politician to collude with a criminal organization (Malik 2018;Daxecker and Rauschenbach 2023;Trudeau n.d.). Strict campaign finance regulation can increase the relative value of an illicit partner, particularly when campaigns are costly.…”

Section: Winning Reelectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perversions of Accountability? Mayors, Reelection, and Criminal Groups

Weller

2023

Preprint

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Examining the impact of mayoral reelection on the criminal-state relationships, I investigate how electoral dynamics influence collusion between politicians and illicit groups. Reelection may encourage accountability, yet also foster politician-criminal ties. Using a multi-period difference-in-differences design in Mexico, I find that reelection reduces violence against politicians due to decreased incentives for criminal intervention. Yet, amidst power struggles between criminal and political factions, violence against politicians can surge as power is restructured. Further, I employ a regression discontinuity design to examine the mechanisms of this theory, showing that reelection in crime-affected areas correlates with a reduction in homicides, likely from decreased inter-criminal rivalry. This research unveils the complexities of institutional changes in criminal-political dynamics, emphasizing tailored security approaches and highlighting the challenges voters face in holding elected officials accountable.

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Section: Winning Reelectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perversions of Accountability? Mayors, Reelection, and Criminal Groups

Weller

2023

Preprint

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“…(Samuel H. Barnes, 1979) According to the classical elite theory, participation does not occupy an important position because everything is done by the elite. At that time, around the 1950s, it was said that low political participation indicated people's satisfaction with the performance of democracy (Huntington, 1994). After that, there was a correction to the classical elitist perspective.…”

Section: Literature Review Political Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Strategy Implementation is the process of realizing the strategy formulation that is built through the development of programs, budgets, and procedures (Daxecker & Rauschenbach, 2023). Programs are activities or steps used to complete single-use planning.…”

Section: Strategy Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…), and (Prasetyawati & Adi, 2021), the results of his research describe more of the factors causing the increase in voter participation in the elections but have not looked specifically at the strategies used by election organizers. While in research (Wu, 2011), (Qian & Huo, 2017), the political participation strategy is more general, and it is carried out by the government (Daxecker & Rauschenbach, 2023).…”

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KPU Strategy South Tangerang City in Increasing Voter Participation During Pandemic Times at The Election in 2020

Sulastri¹,

Andriyani²,

Zein³

2023

Int. J. Manage. Entrep. Soc. Sci. Hum.

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Voter participation in an election is often a measure of election success. The higher the level of participation, the higher the public's trust in the election process and the stronger the legitimacy of the elected leader. The City of South Tangerang, which has participated in the regional elections three times until the last election in 2020, has had an interesting experience regarding voter participation. In the previous regional elections, namely in 2010 and 2015, voter participation was never more than 60%. In the 2010 elections, voter participation only reached 56.9%, and in the 2015 elections even decreased to only 56.8%. This number is very far from the average target for regional election participation. In 2020 elections were held during a pandemic, and there was concern that voter participation would decline further. In fact, voter participation rose to 60.48%. From the initial survey, it was found that the KPU of South Tangerang City before the election was worried that participation would decline, so they developed a strategy to increase voter participation. This study aims to determine the strategy for increasing voter participation carried out by the KPU of South Tangerang City in the 2020 elections and to find out the challenges, obstacles, and supporting strengths. The theory used in this study is the theory of voter participation from Hungtinfton, Verba, and Kaats, as well as findings in journals related to strategies for increasing participation. The research method uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Data collection techniques through interviews and documentation. Data analysis: qualitative based on Miles and Huberman. Test the Validity of the Data using Triangulation. The result research showed that the KPU of South Tangerang City, in an effort to increase the level of political participation, used a strategy with the P Process model by starting to use vision and mission analysis, identifying problems, formulating strategies by making activities plans, implementing strategies through socialization with five types of activities: competitions, virtual meetings, print journalism, social media and distribution of visual aids for socialization purposes. All implementations are monitored and evaluated both in the middle and at the end of the activities.

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A Farewell to Arms: Paramilitaries Demobilization, Political Competition and Public Goods in Colombia

Coy

2024

Journal of Development Economics

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Election type and the logic of pre-election violence: Evidence from Zimbabwe

Cited by 7 publications

References 49 publications

Perversions of Accountability? Mayors, Reelection, and Criminal Groups

Perversions of Accountability? Mayors, Reelection, and Criminal Groups

KPU Strategy South Tangerang City in Increasing Voter Participation During Pandemic Times at The Election in 2020

A Farewell to Arms: Paramilitaries Demobilization, Political Competition and Public Goods in Colombia

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