Thursday, December 3
2:30 PM: Welcome (Leo Arriola, Thad Dunning, Aila Matanock, Manuela Travaglianti)
2:45 PM: Panel I. Paths from Violence
(Chair and Discussant: Alberto Díaz-Cayeros)
Michael Weaver, “Publicity and the De-Legitimation of Lynching”
Maria Angélica Bautista, “The Sins of the Fathers: Intergenerational Effects of State-led Repression in Chile”
Aila Matanock, “Running Candidates After Running Drugs? Evidence on a Possible Path to Peace from a Survey Experiment in Colombia” (with Natalia Garbiras Díaz)
5:00 PM: Break for dinner
6:00 PM: Dinner – Five Restaurant, 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Friday, December 4
8:30 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Panel II. Causes of Violence
(Chair and Discussant: Leo Arriola)
James Robinson, “Social Origins of Dictatorships: Elite Networks and Political Transitions in Haiti”
Steve Rosenzweig, “Dangerous Disconnect: How Politicians’ Misperceptions About Voters Lead to Violence in Kenya.”
10:30 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM: Panel III. Parties and Paramilitaries
(Chair and Discussant: Miriam Golden)
Ben Lessing, “Endogenous State Weakness: Paramilitaries and Electoral Politics in Rio de Janeiro” (with F. Daniel Hidalgo)
Gareth Nellis, “Do Parties Matter for Ethnic Violence? Evidence from India” (with Michael Weaver and Steve Rosenzweig)
12:30 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Panel IV. Electoral Consequences of Violence
(Chair and Discussant: Thad Dunning)
Beatriz Magaloni, “Drugs, Bullets and Ballots: How Violence and Anti-Narcotic Interventions Impacted the 2012 Presidential Elections in Mexico” (with Edgar Franco, Gustavo Robles, and Alberto Diaz Cayeros)
Manuela Travaglianti, “How Does Pre-Election Violence Impact Voting Behavior? Evidence from Burundi”
3:00 PM: Coffee break
3:30 PM: Panel V. Interventions to Reduce Violence
(Chair and Discussant: Dan Nielson)
Leo Arriola, “The Effects of Civic Education and Electoral Observation on Voters During Violent Elections: Pre-Analysis Plan and Preliminary Findings” (with Justine Davis, Aila Matanock, and Manuela Travaglianti)
Susan Hyde, “Local Leaders and Election Violence Mitigation: A Collaborative Research Proposal”
5:00 PM: Break for dinner
6:00 PM: Dinner – The Advocate, 2635 Ashby Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705