Overview Elections are now held in many countries across the world; however, despite elections’ intended purpose as instruments of democracy and to allow for peaceful handover of power, electoral competition often turns violent before, during, or after elections. Our understanding of the relationship between elections and violence has improved greatly in recent years, benefitting from […]

Overview In this online research workshop, we aim to examine the micro-foundations of intra-systemic political violence, “quotidian” our “routine” violence that is part of mainstream politics. We are interested in work on violence centered around elections, violence that is perpetrated by parties and politicians, and hostile rhetoric and violence that is (purportedly) committed on behalf […]