Drug-Related Violence and Party Behavior: The Case of Candidate Selection in Mexico
Description:
This dissertation examines how parties respond and adapt their behavior to political violence. Building a theoretical argument about strategic party behavior and party capture, I address the following questions: How do parties select and recruit their candidates in regions with high levels of violence and the pervasive presence of VNAs? Do parties respond to violence by selecting certain types of candidates who are more capable of fighting these organizations? Do parties react differently at di…
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Date:
August 2018
Creator:
Pulido Gomez, Amalia