Iraq

This study asks whether residents of Mosul, Iraq, prefer power-sharing or unilateral power-grabs for local policing after the Islamic State occupation, and how personal wartime victimization shapes those preferences. Using a survey experiment that varies which factions hold policing authority, the authors compare public expectations about security under power-sharing versus power-grabbing and test whether conflict exposure moderates support. The paper documents greater public support for power-grabbing in policing and distinct patterns among victims and nonvictims of conflict.

This study investigates how US members of Congress respond to battlefield casualties in their districts during the Iraq War. It posits that while partisanship shapes aggregate congressional views, all representatives are influenced by local deaths and tend to criticize the war more intensely.