Burundi – Olivia D'Aoust

Burundi 2015: Insights from 2010 electoral violence

4 May

Although the 2010 elections cannot be compared to what has been happening in Burundi since Nkurunziza announced his candidacy for a third term (good summary of recent events), the 2010 elections were also perturbed by political violence and intimidations. In a recent paper, Andrea Colombo, Olivier Sterck and I...
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New Paper: From Rebellion to Electoral Violence

16 Jul

"From Rebellion to Electoral Violence. Evidence from Burundi" is now an ECARES WP. It is co-authored with Andrea and Olivier. We aim at understanding the triggers of electoral violence, which spoiled elections in Africa during the last decades. We focus on Burundi,...
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