Under the Gun

Political Parties Are Integral To Democracy And Yet They Frequently Engage In Anti-Democratic Violent Behaviour. Parties Can Employ Violence Directly Outsource Violence To Gangs And Militias Or Form Electoral Alliances With Non-State Armed Actors. When Do Parties Engage In Or Facilitate Violence? What Determines The Strategies Of Violence That They Employ? Drawing On Data From Pakistan Under The Gun Argues That Party Violence Is Not A Simple Manifestation Of Weak State Capacity But Instead The I...See More