Criminal extortion is an understudied, but widespread and severe problem in Latin America.
In states that cannot or choose not to uphold the rule of law, victims are often seen as …

Vigilante violence, often targeting religious and sectarian minorities and preceded by
unsubstantiated rumors, has taken the lives of many citizens in India and Pakistan in recent …

Despite the widespread assumption of terrorism's “terrifying” effect, there has been little
systematic testing of the specific emotional microfoundations underlying public opinion …

Across the world, citizens sidestep the state to punish offenses on their own. Such
vigilantism can help communities provide order, yet it raises concerns about public …

How do moral beliefs influence favorability to collective violence? In this article, I argue that,
first, moral beliefs are influential depending on their salience, as harm avoidance is a …

In this article, we examine the demand-and-supply dynamic of security policies. We argue
there are two informational shortcuts through which voters process policy alternatives and …

In regions with protracted violence, why do some people view collective resistance as
personally agentive relative to other forms of political participation? I argue that victimization …

We present the results of a lab-in-the-field experiment run with ex-combatants, victims, and
non-victims of conflict in Colombia. In our setting, subjects make contributions to a public …

Why do some people resolve disputes through the state, while others use religious or
customary justice? We address this question by conducting a vignette experiment in Kosovo …

Much of the literature on victimization looks at the effect of organized violence (OV) on
civilian perceptions and behaviour. Yet citizens in countries experience quotidian crime …