Government Coercion of Dissidents
Deterrence or Provocation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283415 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dipak Kumar Gupta (0000-0002-8415-2970), Harinder Singh (0000-0002-6330-8526, San Diego State University), Tom Sprague (Carlsbad, California) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 301-339 |
| Publication date | 1993-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002793037002004 |
| OpenAlex | W1975809714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 108 |
| References cited | 45 |
The dynamic effect of government coercion on dissident activities has been a controversial issue. It is contended that this relationship is significantly altered when different control variables such as regime type, ideological orientation, and economic performance are employed. Time series data based on 24 countries is used to estimate the net effect of government coercion on two types of dissident activities: protest demonstrations and deaths from domestic group violence. It is shown that in democratic nations, government sanctions provoke a higher level of protest demonstrations. However, in nondemocratic countries, at the extreme, severe sanctions can impose an unbearable cost, resulting in an inverse relationship between sanctions and political deaths. The nature of the regime influences not only the dynamics of the relationship between government coercion and dissident activities, but also the qualitative character of opposition response
Coercion (linguistics · Democracy · Development economics · Economic sanctions · Economics · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sanctions · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 108 |
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| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 107 |