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

Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero ()
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Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero: Department of Applied Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2014, vol. 58, issue 8, 1500-1527

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: electoral violence; vote-buying; election fraud; ethnic identity; Kenya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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