Autocratic Policy and the Accumulation of Social Capital
The Moscow Housing Renovation Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3373233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ekaterina Borisova (0000-0002-0961-8021, Université de Lille, corresponding author), Regina Smyth (0009-0008-5102-2898, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author), Alexei Zakharov (0000-0002-4192-3173, National Research University Higher School of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1110-1130 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055423000941 |
| OpenAlex | W4388043856 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 73 |
Can autocratic policy generate incentives for the accumulation of social capital and political engagement? This question is important to understand stability in authoritarian regimes that increasingly rely on governance to build legitimacy and social support. While existing research shows that the incentives for societal interaction embedded in policies can yield new forms of social capital and political engagement in democratic regimes, the top-down nature of policy and the corrupt and information-poor context of policy implementation could undermine this mechanism in authoritarian regimes. We explore this question by examining the effect of the Moscow Housing Renovation Program, a massive urban renewal project, that required residents to organize to obtain new housing. Comparing a matched sample of 1,300 residents living in buildings included and excluded from the program, we find that interactions induced by the program led to changes in the level of social capital among residents in included buildings. We also find spillover effects on political engagement and collective action against pension reform
Accountability · Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Incentive · Legitimacy · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social capital · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |