2012
DOI: 10.5129/001041512798838003
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Coercive Capacity and the Prospects for Democratization

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“…Thus, our study contributes to the discussion on the effects of repression. Studying the MENA region, we can corroborate the argument that repression suppresses political violence (Albertus and Menaldo ) – if repression is used moderately and discriminately. We can also corroborate the argument that repression generates political violence (Sullivan ) – if repression is widespread and used indiscriminately.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 67%
“…Thus, our study contributes to the discussion on the effects of repression. Studying the MENA region, we can corroborate the argument that repression suppresses political violence (Albertus and Menaldo ) – if repression is used moderately and discriminately. We can also corroborate the argument that repression generates political violence (Sullivan ) – if repression is widespread and used indiscriminately.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 67%
“…To achieve this goal, authoritarian leaders do not only control the selection of the elite corps but also their fate. Despite recent scholarship on authoritarianism tends to focus on government repression against the masses (see, e.g., Acemoglu and Robinson 2006;Albertus and Menaldo 2012), attention to repression against…”
Section: Purges and Coup Onsetmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 By empowering their armed forces, however, authoritarian regimes run the risk that their militaries will challenge for political preeminence. 3 To protect themselves from military coups, authoritarian regimes throughout the world bolstered their rule by implementing a variety of "coup-proofing" strategies.…”
Section: Coup-proofing and The Arab Spring Puzzlementioning
confidence: 99%