Guatemala experienced a 36‐year‐long civil war from 1960 to 1996. I use this event to understand whether growing up in an area of political violence has any impact on future political participation. I combine data from the distribution of the number of human rights violations during Guatemala's civil war with nationally representative data on political participation from the 2001 Living Standard Measurement Survey. Results suggest that exposure to conflict during youth affects political participation in adulthood. Exposure to conflict has a small negative association with formal political engagement and it has no effect on community participation. The results also indicate a negative relationship between growing up in an area of political violence and trust in the judicial system as adults.

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在内战和政治参与中成长：来自危地马拉的证据*

危地马拉从1960年到1996年经历了长达36年的内战。我利用这次事件来了解在政治暴力领域的成长是否会对未来的政治参与产生任何影响。我将危地马拉内战期间侵犯人权事件的分布数据与2001年生活水平衡量调查中具有政治代表性的全国代表性数据结合起来。结果表明，青年时期接触冲突会影响成人的政治参与。冲突暴露与正式的政治参与之间有很小的负面联系，对社区的参与没有影响。结果还表明，在政治暴力领域的成长与成年后对司法系统的信任之间存在负相关关系。