War, occupation, and the rule of law: Evidence from Ukraine's Donbas conflict

Martin Ottmann and Patricia Justino

No wp-2025-28, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Russia's invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territory since 2014 has forced its government to implement emergency measures that challenge legal order. This paper examines how citizens' exposure to these security responses shapes their perceptions of the rule of law. Using proximity to war violence as a proxy for state emergency measures, we analyse World Values Survey data collected before (2011) and after (2020) the Donbas conflict alongside spatially weighted conflict data.

Keywords: Rule of law; Armed conflict; Survey; Trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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