TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Votes and violence: evidence from a field experiment in Nigeria
JO  - Economic journal
A1  - Collier, Paul
A1  - Vicente, Pedro C.
SP  - F327
EP  - F355
VL  - 124
IS  - 574
N2  - Elections are now common in low-income societies. However, they are frequently flawed. We investigate a Nigerian election marred by violence. We designed and conducted a nationwide field experiment based on anti-violence campaigning. The campaign appealed to collective action through electoral participation, and worked through town meetings, popular theatres and door-to-door distribution of materials. We find that the campaign decreased violence perceptions and increased empowerment to counteract violence. We observe a rise in voter turnout and infer that the intimidation was dissociated from incumbents. These effects are accompanied by a reduction in the intensity of actual violence, as measured by journalists.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0013-0133
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12109
ID  - ref1
ER  -