ŞİDDETE MARUZ KALMA SİYASİ ŞİDDETE DESTEĞİ AZALTIR MI, ÇOĞALTIR MI?

Bu makale şiddete maruz kalma ve siyasal şiddete destek arasındaki ilişkinin doğrusal değil ters çevrilmiş bir U-eğrisi şeklinde olduğunu savunur. Şiddete maruz kalma bir dereceye kadar siyasal şiddete desteği azaltmakta, fakat bu dereceden sonra çoğaltmaktadır. Yazar bu hipotezi test etmek için Afrobarometer (2008) verilerini kullanmış ve daha önce siyasal şiddete karşı tavırlar ile ilgili bir çalışmanın yapılmadığı Liberya’ya odaklanmıştır. Bulgular hipotezi desteklemektedir.

DOES EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE INCREASE OR DECREASE SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL VIOLENCE?

This paper argues that the relationship between exposure to violence and support for political violence is not linear. These variables rather have a U-curved relationship. Exposure to violence, until a certain threshold, increases empathy. Empathy, in turn, decreases support for political violence. Once that threshold is passed, however, one can argue that exposure to violence should induce support for political violence. The paper uses the Afrobarometer (2008) data. It focuses on Liberia which has not been explored by scholars working on attitudes towards political violence before. The findings provide support for the hypothesis.

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