Main Panels

Panel 1 — Comparative Perspectives on Political Violence

Chair: Hojung Joo (Harvard University)

• Angela Alonso — Lethal Political Violence in Brazil (2003–2023)
• Francisca Castro — Environmental Defender Killings and Climate Activism in Latin America
• George Melios — Propaganda, Mobilisation, and Repression in Greece

Panel 2 — National Trends and Shocks in (Anti-)Democratic Attitudes

Chair: Hilary Izatt (Binghamton University)

• Amnon Cavari — Rallying Around Democracy: Public Evaluation of Democratic Quality During War
• Lucas Woodley — Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Norms: Panel Evidence Spanning the 2024 US Presidential Election
• Lennart Schürmann — Defending Democracy: Quasi-Experimental Evidence of the Effect of State Action on Public Support for Democracy

Panel 3 — The Effect of Personal Experience and Social Norms on (Anti-)Democratic Attitudes and Support for Political Violence

Chair: Marko Kljajic (Harvard University)

• Miku Matsunaga — Did You Do That on Purpose? The Unintended Impact of Mainstream Accommodation on Violence Justification Attitudes
• Daniel Goldstein — The Moral Question: Norms and Anti-System Politics
• Josephine Lechartre — Human Rights or Criminals’ Rights? How Crime and Insecurity Undermine Support for Human Rights in Latin America