Perceptions, Contagion, and Civil Unrest (English)

This paper investigates the empirical relationship between citizens' perceptions of economic and political conditions and the incidence of nonviolent uprisings. Perceptions are measured by aggregating individual-level data from regional barometer surveys. The main results show that negative perceptions of political conditions -- proxied by the share of the population that is generally dissatisfied with the way democracy works -- have a significant...

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Abi-Nassif,Christophe;

Islam,Asif Mohammed;

Lederman,Daniel;
Document Date
2020/09/29
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9416
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Europe and Central Asia, World,
Region
Europe and Central Asia, Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/09/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Perceptions, Contagion, and Civil Unrest
Keywords
civil resistance

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Abi-Nassif,Christophe; Islam,Asif Mohammed; Lederman,Daniel.

Perceptions, Contagion, and Civil Unrest (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9416 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/721471601383865869

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