Contentious elections : from ballots to barricades

CONTENTS 1. Contentious Elections: From Votes to Violence Pippa Norris, Richard W. Frank, and Ferran Martinez i Coma Part I: Corroding Public Trust and Triggering Protest 2. Do Contentious Elections Depress Turnout? Olena Nikolayenko 3. Do Contentious Elections Catalyze Mass Protests? Alesia Sedziaka and Richard Rose 4. Do Contentious Elections Overthrow Leaders? Masaaki Higashijima Part 2: Catalyzing and Preventing Electoral Violence 5. Do Contentious Elections Trigger Violence? Patrick M. Kuhn 6. Do Referendums Resolve or Perpetuate Contention? Katherine Collin Conclusions 7. The Risks of Contentious Elections Pippa Norris, Richard W. Frank, and Ferran Martinez i Coma