The Politics of Repression Under Authoritarian Rule

How Steadfast is the Iron Throne?
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-35476-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 459 g

Reihe: Contributions to Political Science

Does authoritarian rule benefit from political repression? This book claims that it does, if restrictions and violence, two fundamentally different forms of repression, complement each other. Based on an in-depth quantitative analysis of the post-Second World War period, the author draws three central conclusions. Firstly, restrictions and violence offer different advantages, suffer from different drawbacks, and matter differently for identical problems of authoritarian rule. Secondly, empirical data supports complementarity only as long as political repression preempts political opposition. Lastly, despite its conceptual centrality, political repression has little influence on the outcomes of authoritarian politics. The book also offers new insights into questions such as whether repression hinders successful political campaigns or whether it is more likely to trigger coups d’état.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tanneberg, Dag

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Totalitarismus & Diktaturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - Toward a Theory of Political Repression.- Chapter 3 - How to Measure Dictatorship, Dissent, and Political Repression.- Chapter 4 - Does Repression Prevent Successful Campaigns?.- Chapter 5 - Does Repression of Campaigns Trigger Coups d’État?.- Chapter 6 - Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Dag Tanneberg studied Political Science at the Universities of Halle/Saale and Berlin, Germany, as well as at Duke University, Durham, USA. Currently, he works at the University of Potsdam. His research focuses on issues of autocracy, human rights and contentious politics, as well as political science methodology. He has published articles in various journals, such as Contemporary Politics, Governance & Politics, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Contemporary Politics, and Governance & Politics.