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Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy· 2026Q1

The security imperative: how crime conditions the electoral effects of inequality in Latin America

Mauricio Rivera Celestino, Rodrigo Salazar-Elena, Bárbara Zárate-Tenorio

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Crime amplifies inequality's effect on voting, shifting support from left parties (low crime) to right parties (high crime) in Latin American executive elections (1990-2018).

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Field: Sociology and Political Science

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