Local Competitive Authoritarianism and Post-Conflict Violence. An Analysis of the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia (doi:10.7910/DVN/YKL6QK)

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Local Competitive Authoritarianism and Post-Conflict Violence. An Analysis of the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia

doi:10.7910/DVN/YKL6QK

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2023-05-08

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Albarracín, Juan; Milanese, Juan Pablo; Valencia, Inge Helena; Wolff, Jonas, 2023, "Local Competitive Authoritarianism and Post-Conflict Violence. An Analysis of the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YKL6QK, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:bLNyIEypeM8zD5gLap2viw== [fileUNF]

Local Competitive Authoritarianism and Post-Conflict Violence. An Analysis of the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia

doi:10.7910/DVN/YKL6QK

Albarracín, Juan (University of Illinois Chicago)

Milanese, Juan Pablo (Universidad Icesi)

Valencia, Inge Helena (Universidad Icesi)

Wolff, Jonas (Leibniz Peace Research Institute Frankfurt)

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Interactions, International

Interactions, International

2022-10-10

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YKL6QK

Social Sciences

The threat of continued violence is a primary concern in post-conflict societies. This article contributes to the literature on post-conflict violence by analyzing a specific phenomenon that has characterized Colombia since the signing of the 2016 peace agreement: the assassination of social leaders. Building on explanations that emphasize state weakness, illicit economies, and the role of illegal armed actors, we argue that the assassination of social leaders also responds to efforts by local elites to sustain local competitive authoritarian orders in the face of bottom-up threats to their power by sociopolitical actors mobilized around the local implementation of the peace agreement. Using a cross- sectional dataset of Colombian municipalities, we find that assassinations of social leaders are more likely and more frequent in municipalities with intermediate levels of party fragmentation and low levels of voter turnout – that is, in municipalities with restricted electoral competition. Furthermore, a higher share of votes for leftist parties, which signals the presence of challengers to local elites, correlates with a higher probability and a higher number of assassinations. Overall, this article suggests that the nature of local political orders constitutes a key dimension shaping the micro-dynamics of violence and repression in post-conflict contexts.

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