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Violence, Elections, and Party Politics book cover

1st Edition

Violence, Elections, and Party Politics

Edited By Mary Beth Altier, Susanne Martin, Leonard B. Weinberg Copyright 2014
174 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge
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As the United States and the countries of Western Europe have sought to promote democratic rule in those parts of the world that have not enjoyed the blessings of liberty, they have failed to consider an important factor. Competitive elections, the sine qua non of democratic government, often gives rise to serious bouts of political violence: mob riots, inter-party fighting, and internal wars.... Read more

1. Introduction on Violence, Elections, and Party Politics  2. Do Terrorist Attacks Increase Closer to Elections?  3. Religion, Government Coalitions, and Terrorism  4. The Electoral Terrorist: Terror Groups and Democratic Participation  5. Hamas as a Political Party: Democratization in the Palestinian Territories  6. Killing and Voting in the Basque Country: An Exploration of the Electoral Link Between ETA and its Political Branch  7. The Madrid Bombings and Negotiations With ETA: A Case Study of the Impact of Terrorism on Spanish Politics  8. Safety-Valve Elections and the Arab Spring: The Weakening (and Resurgence) of Morocco’s Islamist Opposition Party  9. Conclusions to the Special Issue on Violence, Elections, and Party Politics

Biography

Mary Beth Altier is a postdoctoral research fellow at the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at The Pennsylvania State University.

Susanne Martin is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Leonard B. Weinberg is the Foundation Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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