Maurizio Zanardi – The Conversation

When local law enforcement agencies get military surplus equipment, like armored vehicles, local sheriffs are more likely to get reelected. AP Photo/David Goldman

May 21, 2021

Sheriffs in more militarized counties reap election rewards

Christos Mavridis, Middlesex University; Maurizio Zanardi, University of Surrey, and Orestis Troumpounis, Lancaster University

Sheriffs in less populated counties got bigger boosts from military surplus than sheriffs in more populated counties.

Still no change. Voice of America

December 20, 2013

Why does Congress oppose gun laws backed by more than 90% of US citizens?

Maurizio Zanardi, Lancaster University; Francisco Pino, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Laurent Bouton, Georgetown University, and Paola Conconi, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

One year on from the Connecticut shootings and the “gun-control paradox” still reigns in US politics. In the wake of the murder of the 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the response…

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