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date: 29 April 2025

Natural Hazards and Voting Behaviorlocked

Natural Hazards and Voting Behaviorlocked

  • Olivier RubinOlivier RubinDepartment of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University

Summary

Natural hazards have repercussions that reverberate to the political level. Their adverse socio-economic impacts could undermine political support from key fractions in society. Governments, aware of this, have incentives to ease the adverse social impacts of natural hazards. However, the channels of impact from natural hazards to voter and government behavior are complex, indirect, and nonlinear. More than their immediate impact, therefore, major natural hazards contain important symbolic and mythological power that can sway public opinion and influence disaster policies for years to come.

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  • Policy and Governance

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