State Repression and the Tyrannical Peace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3915908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Davenport (0000-0001-5652-2914, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, cdsafecomm @aol.com, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 485-504 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343307078940 |
| OpenAlex | W2146766975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 157 |
| References cited | 49 |
Existing literature on state repression generally ignores the diversity that exists within autocracies. At present, different political systems are collapsed together, leaving unique approaches to political order unexamined. This limitation is important for policymakers, activists, and everyday citizens around the world seeking new ways to reduce government coercion. Within this study, the author explores an alternative path to decreasing repression - a `tyrannical peace'. Examining 137 countries from 1976 to 1996, he finds that single-party regimes are generally less repressive than other autocracies. Results also show that military governments decrease civil liberties restriction and the end of the Cold War has varied influences on repression, depending upon the form considered and whether this variable is interacted with another. There are thus alternative routes to peace, but these routes are not equally robust. The implications of this analysis are threefold. First, those interested in understanding why states restrict civil liberties and violate human rights must disaggregate their conceptions of system type and repression. Second, policymakers must adjust their approach to reducing state repression according to the type of authoritarian government they are confronted with. Third, advocates for human rights must accept that, in lieu of full democratization, alternatives exist
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Civil liberties · Coercion (linguistics) · Democracy · Democratization · Human rights · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological repression · Sociology · State (computer science) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Computer Science · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 157 |
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| Citations per year | 8,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 151 |