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DESCRIPTION:A great puzzle of electoral politics is how parties that commit
  mass atrocities in war often win the support of victimized populations to
  establish the postwar political order. This project traces how parties de
 rived from violent\, wartime belligerents successfully campaign as the bes
 t providers of future societal peace\, attracting votes not just from thei
 r core supporters but oftentimes also from the citizens targeted in war. D
 rawing on more than two years of fieldwork\, the project combines case stu
 dies of victim voters in Latin America with experimental survey evidence a
 nd new data on postwar elections around the world. It argues that\, contra
 ry to oft-cited fears\, postconflict elections do not necessarily give ris
 e to renewed instability or political violence. The project demonstrates h
 ow war-scarred citizens reward belligerent parties for promising peace and
  security instead of blaming them for war. Yet\, in so casting their ballo
 ts\, voters sacrifice justice\, liberal democracy\, and social welfare. Pr
 oposing actionable interventions that can help to moderate these trade-off
 s\, the project links war outcomes with democratic outcomes to shed essent
 ial new light on political life after war and offers global perspectives o
 n important questions about electoral behavior in the wake of mass violenc
 e.
GEO:37.427319;-122.164625
LOCATION:Encina Hall\, William J. Perry Conference Room
SUMMARY:Violent Victors: Why Bloodstained Parties Win Postwar Elections
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/violent_victors_why_bloodst
 ained_parties_win_postwar_elections
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