Bøger af Danielle F. (Emory University Jung

Citizens in emerging democracies vote at high rates, particularly given the high costs of voting. This Element argues that community-level population dynamics and features of the electoral environment specific to recent democratizers increase the likelihood that individuals vote.

When authority is contested or ambiguous, mass punishment for transgressions can emerge that is public, brutal, and requires broad participation. Using original cross-national and survey data, we show lynching is a persistent problem in many countries over the last four decades.