Repression Works (Just Not in Moderation)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6246769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuri M Zhukov (0000-0003-0436-0209, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1663-1694 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00104140231152778 |
| OpenAlex | W4317811851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 59 |
Why does government violence deter political challengers in one context but inflame them in the next? This paper argues that repression increases opposition activity at low and moderate levels but decreases it in the extreme. There is a threshold level of violence, where the opposition becomes unable to recruit new members, and the rebellion unravels—even if the government kills more innocents. We find empirical support for this proposition in disaggregated data from Chechnya and a meta-analysis of sub-national conflict dynamics in 71 countries. The data suggest that a threshold exists, but the level of violence needed to reach it varies. Many governments, thankfully, are unable or unwilling to go that far. We explore conditions under which this threshold may be higher or lower and highlight a fundamental trade-off between reducing government violence and preserving civil liberties
Civil liberties · Context (archaeology · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Moderation · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proposition · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Road to Repression
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Loose bricks in the wall
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From killing many to targeting few
Riding the Tide
Thinking (about peace science) in time
The forgotten protest dynamics
Exposure to protests and support for different forms of violence
When repression surprises
The Punisher’s Dilemma
Repression Works (Just Not in Moderation)
The Repression-Dissent Nexus in High-Threat Environments
Censorship and the Impact of Repression on Dissent
Repression and Dissent in Moments of Uncertainty
From mobilization to revolution
Marginal Structural Models and Causal Inference in Epidemiology
The role of the propensity score in estimating dose-response functions
The Propensity Score with Continuous Treatments
Covariate balancing propensity score for a continuous treatment
The Utility of Force
How Social Movements Die
Greed and grievance in civil war
Power in Numbers
The Logic of Violence in Civil War
State Capacity, Democracy, and the Violation of Personal Integrity Rights
Repression and popular collective action
Means, Motives and Opportunities in Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization
Social Conflict in Africa
Insurgency, counterinsurgency, and the rational peasant
Counter-Insurgency Warfare
Journal of Peace Research
The Diffusion of Regime Contention in European Democratization, 1830-1940
Fighting Fire with Fire? How (Not) to Neutralize an Insurgency
How “Free” is Free Riding in Civil Wars
The Agency Problem Underlying Repression
Does Peace Nurture Democracy
When Does Repression Work? Collective Action in Social Networks
Treaties, Tenure, and Torture
Structure and Example in Modular Political Phenomena
The Relationship between Coercion and Protest
Deterrence or Escalation
Policy Disputes, Political Survival, and the Onset and Severity of State Repression
Do Working Men Rebel? Insurgency and Unemployment in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Philippines
Does Indiscriminate Violence Incite Insurgent Attacks
Rivalry and Revenge
The Political Economy of Death Squads
Rationalist explanations for war
War as a Commitment Problem
Repression Works (Just Not in Moderation)
War, Revolution, and the Growth of the Coercive State
Forecasting Internal Conflict
The Democratic Peace and a Sequential, Reciprocal, Causal Arrow Hypothesis
How International Actors Help Enforce Domestic Deals
Treaty Compliance and Violation
Legislative Veto Players and the Effects of International Human Rights Agreements
Settled Borders and Regime Type
State Repression and Political Order
Concessions, Repression, and Political Protest in the Iranian Revolution
Introducing the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset
Introducing xSub
Democracy and armed conflict
Introducing Acled
Toward a Democratic Civil Peace? Democracy, Political Change, and Civil War, 1816-1992
Are Coethnics More Effective Counterinsurgents? Evidence from the Second Chechen War
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
Inequality and Insurgency
Islamists and Nationalists
Political Instability in Latin America
Repression, Micromobilization, and Political Protest
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |