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Introduction: The puzzle of rape in civil war -- The logic of wartime rape -- Research strategy, cross-national evidence (1980-2009) and statistical tests -- Mass rape by rebel actors: Sierra Leone (1991-2002) -- Mass rape by state actors: Timor-Leste (1975-1999) -- Less frequent rape in wartime: El Salvador (1980-1992) -- Conclusion: understanding and preventing rape during civil war

Television is an overlooked tool of state building. We estimate the impact of televising criminal proceedings on public use of government courts to resolve disputes. We draw on survey data from Afghanistan, where the government used television as a mechanism for enhancing the legitimacy of formal legal institutions during an ongoing conflict. We find consistent evidence of enhanced support for government courts among survey respondents who trust television following the nation's first televised criminal trial. We find no evidence that public confidence in other government functions (e.g. economy, development, corruption) improved during this period. Our findings suggest that television may provide a means of building state legitimacy during war and other contexts of competition between political authorities.