TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Are former rebel parties more likely to engage in electoral violence in Africa?
JO  - Journal of elections, public opinion and parties
A1  - Ishiyama, John
A1  - Marshall, Michael Christopher
A1  - Stewart, Brandon
SP  - 278
EP  - 299
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
N2  - In this paper, we examine whether former rebel parties are more likely to engage in electoral violence than other parties. Using an original data set of 236 parties in 18 countries in Sub Saharan Africa (of which 47 were former rebel groups) from 1990-2018, we find that former rebel parties in Africa are more likely to engage in electoral violence than other political parties. Further, we do find, after conducting an analysis of the Burundian case, that former rebel parties that possess "violence capital" are more likely to engage in electoral violence than other rebel groups that have less or no violence capital. We discuss the implications of these findings regarding the impact of rebel party inclusion on the post-conflict political process.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-7289
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2022.2051146
ID  - ref1
ER  -