Political Violence in Latin America

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Political violence poses a critical challenge to both democracy and development, a problem particularlynotorious in Latin America, one of the most violent regions of the world. This panel delves into the dynamicsof political violence in Latin America, shedding light on its causes and consequences. Relevant questions toimprove our understanding of violence in this region and beyond are: What factors explain support formilitarization to fight organized crime? How do United Nations missions affect former combatants? Who arethe most vulnerable to gender-based violence? And how does experiencing violent conflict impact votingbehavior? This panel brings together papers that provide substantive and empirical answers to these inquiriesusing evidence from Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Sub Unit

• Division 12: Comparative Politics of Developing Countries

Individual Presentations

• Gender-Based Violence in Guatemala: An Ongoing Threat to Indigenous Women - Regina A. Bateson, University of Colorado - Boulder

• The Effect of Violence on Turnout at Different Levels of Government - Cecilia Cavero-Sanchez, The Pennsylvania State University; Giancarlo Visconti, University of Maryland, College Park

• Criminal Capital and Voter Mobilization - Jessie Trudeau, Syracuse University

Chair

• Livia Isabella Schubiger ETH Zurich

Discussants

• Noam Lupu Vanderbilt University

• Isabel Laterzo-Tingley University of Texas, Austin