Vigilante violence, often targeting religious and sectarian minorities and preceded by
unsubstantiated rumors, has taken the lives of many citizens in India and Pakistan in recent …

How do moral beliefs influence favorability to collective violence? In this article, I argue that,
first, moral beliefs are influential depending on their salience, as harm avoidance is a …

Lynching remains a common form of collective punishment for alleged wrongdoers in Latin
America, Africa, and Asia today. Unlike other kinds of collective violence, lynching is usually …

Vigilantism is an extralegal act of beating or killing an accused by a group of vigilantes,
posing grave concerns for justice, human rights, and the rule of law. This study contributes …

How to improve security and strengthen the rule of law in fragile states? Community policing
programs have long been at the forefront of policymakers' efforts to address this challenge …

How do individuals' relative preferences for one side of the conflict shape their evaluations
of violence against civilians? I argue that people reach moral judgements by combining …

Objectives: The aim of the article is to present the results of observations related to the
phenomenon of vigilantism in the context of military operations in Ukraine, in 2022. Methods …

This paper explores the underlying causes of vigilantism, moving beyond existing
explanations to propose a novel perspective: state absenteeism. Drawing upon an original …

Objectives: The aim of the article is to present the results of research and observations
related to the phenomenon of vigilantism in the context of military operations in Ukraine …