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Natural Disasters and Political Engagement: Evidence from the 2010–11 Pakistani Floods (2017)
Journal Article
Fair, C. C., Kuhn, P. M., Malhotra, N., & Shapiro, J. N. (2017). Natural Disasters and Political Engagement: Evidence from the 2010–11 Pakistani Floods. Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 12(1), 99-141. https://doi.org/10.1561/100.00015075

How natural disasters affect politics in developing countries is an important question, given the fragility of fledgling democratic institutions in some of these countries as well as likely increased exposure to natural disasters over time due to cli... Read More about Natural Disasters and Political Engagement: Evidence from the 2010–11 Pakistani Floods.

Natural Disasters and Political Participation: Evidence from the 2002 and 2013 Floods in Germany (2017)
Journal Article
Rudolph, L., & Kuhn, P. M. (2018). Natural Disasters and Political Participation: Evidence from the 2002 and 2013 Floods in Germany. German Politics, 27(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2017.1287900

How do natural disasters affect electoral participation? The existing social science literature offers contradictory predictions. A considerable body of research in sociology and psychology suggests that traumatic events can inspire pro-social behavi... Read More about Natural Disasters and Political Participation: Evidence from the 2002 and 2013 Floods in Germany.