The Authoritarian Wager: Political Action and the Sudden Collapse of Repression
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DOI: 10.1177/0010414019843564
Abstract: Authoritarian rulers tend to prevent political action, but sometimes allow it even if it leads to social conflict. The collapse of preventive repression is especially puzzling when rulers have reliable security forces capable of preventing… read more here.
Keywords: collapse; wager political; authoritarian wager; repression ... See more keywords