European Journal of Political Economy ( IF 2.343 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-29 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101984 Hector Galindo-Silva
In this paper, I empirically investigate how the openness of political institutions to diverse representation can impact conflict-related violence. Regression discontinuity estimates that exploit plausibly exogenous variations in the number of councillors in Colombian municipalities show that political openness substantially decreases conflict-related violence, namely the killing of civilian non-combatants. Empirical evidence suggests that the lower level of political violence stems from parties with close links to armed groups having greater representation on larger municipal councils. Using data about the types of violence employed by these groups, and government representation, I argue that armed violence has decreased not because of power-sharing arrangements involving armed groups linked to the parties with more political representation, but rather because armed groups with more political power deter other groups from initiating certain types of violence.
中文翻译:
政治开放与武装冲突:哥伦比亚地方议会的证据
在本文中,我根据经验研究了政治机构对多元化代表制的开放性如何影响与冲突有关的暴力。回归不连续性估计利用了哥伦比亚各市议员人数的外在变化,表明政治开放大大减少了与冲突有关的暴力,即杀害了非战斗人员。经验证据表明,较低程度的政治暴力源于与在较大的市政委员会中具有更大代表权的武装团体有密切联系的政党。利用有关这些团体使用的暴力类型和政府代表的数据,我认为武装暴力的减少并不是因为涉及与政治派别更多的政党有联系的武装团体的权力共享安排,