@article{ref1,
title="Rallies around the flag-draped coffins: the electoral effects of security force casualties in terror attacks",
journal="Political science research and methods",
year="2023",
author="Umit, Resul",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="53-62",
abstract="Security forces are one of the main targets of political violence. This paper examines the effect of their casualties on electoral outcomes. Between two general elections in 2015, Turkey experienced a series of attacks that killed 153 members of its security forces. Based on the as-if random assignment of their funerals across the country, I estimate that government vote share increases in the funeral places of security force terror victims. However, in the localities with recurring funerals, it decreases by a similar percentage. These non-linear changes provide strong evidence for the rally theory.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2049-8470",
doi="10.1017/psrm.2021.30",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2021.30"
}