Ethno-religious State Repression in Non-Democratic Regimes

A Systematic Literature Review

Bibliographic Data

ID11623451
AuthorsSamantha Leonor Botica (0009-0006-4149-2875, Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author), Isabel Inguanzo (0000-0002-9784-8408, Universidad de Salamanca), Araceli Mateos (0000-0001-6208-5917, Universidad de Salamanca)
Year2025
Volume53
Issue3
Pages499-509
Publication date2025-04-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/nps.2025.19
OpenAlexW4409647500
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited53

State repression of ethno-religious minorities is a widespread practice among dictatorships. Nevertheless, political science literature on the topic presents inconsistent findings regarding the causes and consequences of this phenomenon, largely due to the challenges associated with researching human rights violations in non-democratic regimes. The present systematic literature review covers theme-related articles indexed in the Web of Science database and published in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, or Chinese from January 1990 to December 2022 (n=169). By reviewing a wide array of theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and data collection strategies, this article identifies causes, consequences, and endogenous relationships, as well as key gaps in the literature on ethno-religious repression in non-democratic settings, providing a solid starting point for further research

Biology · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological repression · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development