Choulis, I., Escribà-Folch, A. and Mehrl, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-5825-9256 (2024) Preventing Dissent: Secret Police and Protests in Dictatorships. The Journal of Politics, 86 (3). pp. 819-1114. ISSN 0022-3816
Abstract
This article examines the impact of secret police organizations on the occurrence of antiregime protests in authoritarian regimes. We argue that such organizations are related to lower levels of protests via two related mechanisms: intelligence gathering and an increased perception of risk among citizens, which reduce citizens’ ability and willingness to mobilize, respectively. Using new data on secret police organizations in dictatorships covering the post–World War II period, our findings support the main expectation. This research contributes to our understanding of security institutions, antiregime protests, and the repression-dissent nexus.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 Southern Political Science Association. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | secret police, protests, dictatorships, repression, security apparatus |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2024 13:47 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 14:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1086/729953 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206877 |
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