Seeing what Citizens Miss: How Monitors Improve Election Violence Reporting

Leonardo R. Arriola, Arsène Brice Bado, Justine M. Davis, Allison N. Grossman, Aila M. Matanock, University of California, Michelsen Institute, Centre de Recherche et d, Action pour la Paix, Côte d, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Tulane University, New Orleans, The School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California San Diego, San Diego

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Published online on February 16, 2026

Abstract

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Documenting election violence is central to safeguarding electoral integrity, but collecting such data is difficult. While citizen crowdsourcing is often seen as a cost-effective alternative to traditional monitoring, we argue that monitors offer unique ...